Ecolab
From Water to Watts: Ecolab's $4.75 Billion CoolIT Bet Signals a New Era in AI Infrastructure
In a definitive move that underscores the insatiable cooling demands of the artificial intelligence era, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) officially announced its $4.75 billion acquisition of CoolIT Systems on March 20, 2026. The deal, which reached its peak public discourse during a high-stakes investor webcast on Monday, March 23,