Global Switch Weighs Carving Up $6 Billion Data Center Empire

Global Switch Holdings Ltd.’s Chinese owners are considering carving up the data center group in the hopes of reviving a sale that could fetch about $6 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The UK company’s shareholders have been discussing a potential move to sell Global Switch operations in Europe and Asia Pacific separately to different buyers, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Each division could be valued at roughly $3 billion, according to the people.

Splitting the London-based business may boost the likelihood of a deal getting done, since suitors ...