25336 - GDS China

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Summary of Proposed Investment

Project Number

25336

Company Name

GLOBAL DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Date SPI Disclosed

Aug 2, 2006

Country

China

Industry

other

Projected Board Date

Sep 5, 2006

Status

Completed

Sector

Other Services (Including IT Enabled Services)

Department

TMT, Venture Capital & Funds

Environmental Category

C - No Impact

Previous Events

Approved : Nov 29, 2006
Signed : Dec 21, 2006
Invested : Feb 2, 2007

Project Description

Global Data Solutions Ltd. (GDS or the company) provides Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) services in China. Started in 2000 as a generic IT services provider, the company made a strategic decision to focus on the BC/DR Services market. Since then, the company has established an operational BC/DR center in Shenzhen.

The size of China’s BC/DR market represents less than 1% of the global market, though it is anticipated this share will increase quickly. GDS intends to offer outsourcing and consulting BC/DR services to a clientele expected to grow in future years. The company is currently raising $30 million in expansion capital, in the form of equity, to build out its service centers in other areas in China and to pay back existing loans.

Sponsor / Cost / Location

Product Line	IFC Investment (million USD)
Risk Management
Guarantee
Loan
Equity	5.0

Development Impact

Development of BC/DR services is important to ensure that data from company IT systems are backed up and can be recovered properly and that the nation’s critical business functions such as banking and telecommunications are not interrupted.

An investment at this stage will support the implementation of best-practice disaster recovery strategies and will support the regulatory framework covering this activity promulgated by China’s State Council. Further, it will support a nascent local company to further develop technical know-how and physical assets that are required to continuously increase the levels of its services. This will help bring China on par with business reliability in developed markets.

IFC’s presence will validate and support a young, though potentially high-growth, sector in China, while helping the company to use best practices of similar successful businesses elsewhere. Further, IFC can play a role in enhancing the company’s corporate governance. Finally, IFC’s participation would provide a demonstration effect for high-technology investments in China and other IFC client countries.

This is a category C project according to IFC''s environmental and social review procedure. There are minimal environmental and social impacts associated with this project. If a new GDS facility would require land acquisition and/or construction of a building during the life of IFC''s investment, GDS will notify IFC, develop procedures to manage the risks and impacts, and demonstrate to IFC compliance with all relevant environment and social policies, guidelines and procedures.

Contacts

For Inquiries About the Project, Contact

William Huang, CEO/President
Global Data Solutions Ltd.
Room 1801 – 1802, Building B Jianwai SOHO, 39
East 3rd Ring Central Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing, P.R. China 100022
Telephone: (010) 5869 5118
Fax: (010) 5869 5120
E-mail: huangwei@gds-china.com
http://www.gds-china.com

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