By Kane Wu and Yantoultra Ngui

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -DayOne, a global data centre operator affiliated with GDS Holdings, one of China’s largest data centre operators, is seeking to raise more than $1 billion in a new funding round, four people with knowledge of the matter said.

DayOne, formerly known as GDS International, has tapped new and existing shareholders for the series C fundraising, which will support its growth plans in Southeast Asia and Europe, said the people, who declined to be named as the information was confidential.

DayOne could be valued at $4 billion to $5 billion in the funding round before new capital is injected, two of the sources said.

New investors, including major global infrastructure funds and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, were approached

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