GDS vs CIGI Comparison

GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001 then moved to the data center business with its first self-developed data center opening in 2010. The company now develops and operates data centers in China and also builds, operates and transfers data centers for other clients. It offers colocation and managed services and mainly targets hyperscale cloud service customers who take large areas of its data centers or even whole data centers under long-term contracts. Its data centers are located predominantly in and around the Tier 1 cities in China and it has also started an expanding into Southeast Asia via the now 38% owned DayOne. GDS listed on the Nasdaq in 2016 and completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in 2020.

Colliers International Group Inc provides commercial real estate professional services and investment management to corporate and institutional clients across different countries around the world. Its operating segments are; Real Estate Services, Engineering, Investment Management, and Corporate. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Real Estate Services segment, which offers services like transaction and debt finance services, outsourcing in property management, valuation and advisory, loan servicing, property sales brokerage, and lease brokerage services, among others. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States and the rest from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Poland, China, India, and other regions.