附件5.2

戴維斯 波爾克—沃德韋爾公司

1600 El Camino Real Menlo Park,CA 94025

Davispolk.com

2024年3月18日

Equinix,Inc.

瀉湖大道一號

加利福尼亞州紅杉市,94065

Equinix Europe 2融資公司

瀉湖大道一號

加利福尼亞州紅杉市,94065

女士們、先生們:

Equinix公司,特拉華州公司("Equinix”), and Equinix Europe 2 Financing Corporation LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Equinix Europe 2 Finco”), are filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-275203) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2023 (the “Initial Registration Statement”) for the purpose of (a) adding Equinix Europe 2 Finco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equinix, as a co-registrant; (b) registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (i) debt securities of Equinix Europe 2 Finco (the “Debt Securities”) and (ii) full and unconditional guarantees by Equinix of the Debt Securities (the “Guarantees”), in each case to be issued pursuant to the indenture, dated as of March 18, 2024 (the “Base Indenture”), between Equinix Europe 2 Finco, Equinix, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”); and (c) including an at-the-market offering prospectus supplement (the “ATM Prospectus Supplement”) relating to the shares of Equinix common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) having an aggregate offering price of up to $469,667,030 that remain available to be sold as of the filing date of the Post-Effective Amendment pursuant to that certain equity distribution agreement by and among Equinix, the Managers, the Forward Purchasers, and the Forward Sellers named therein, dated November 4, 2022, as amended on October 27, 2023 (as amended, the “Equity Distribution Agreement”).

作為貴公司的律師,我們已經審查了這些文件、 公司記錄、公職人員證書和我們認為必要或建議的其他文書的原件或副本,以 發表本意見。

在發表本文所表達的意見時,我方在沒有獨立 查詢或調查的情況下,假定(i)提交給我方的所有文件均為真實和完整的,(ii)提交給我方的所有文件 副本均為真實和完整的原件,(iii)所有未執行的生效後修正案 的證物存檔文件均符合其格式,(iv)我們審查的所有文件上的所有簽名均為真實, (v)所有執行文件的自然人都具有並具有這樣做的法律行為能力,(vi) 公職人員、管理人員的證書中的所有聲明,我們審查的Equinix和Equinix Europe 2 Finco的官員和官員都是準確的,並且(vii)所有 Equinix和Equinix Europe 2 Finco就我們審閲的文件中的事實事項所作的陳述是準確的。

2024年3月18日

基於上述內容,並在符合以下附加假設 和條件的前提下,我們建議您:

1.When any supplemental indenture to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Debt Securities of Equinix Europe 2 Finco has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee, Equinix and Equinix Europe 2 Finco in accordance with the Base Indenture; the specific terms of a particular series of Debt Securities and the related Guarantees have been duly authorized and established in accordance with the Base Indenture; and such Debt Securities and the related Guarantees have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the Base Indenture or any supplemental indenture and the applicable underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor, such Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of Equinix Europe 2 Finco and each of the related Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of Equinix, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, provided that we express no opinion as to (w) the enforceability of any waiver of rights under any usury or stay law, (x) the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or (y) the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Debt Securities to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.

2.當Equinix發行和出售發行股份(定義見股權分配協議),並根據股權分配協議的條款交付Equinix ,該等發行股份將有效發行, 已繳足且無需評估。

3.當遠期對衝股份(定義見股權分配協議)由相關遠期賣方出售並 在收到購買價後由相關遠期賣方交付時,因此,根據股權分配 協議的條款,該等遠期對衝股份將有效發行、全額支付且不予評估。

In connection with the opinions expressed above, we have assumed that, at or prior to the time of the delivery of any such security, (i) the Board of Directors of Equinix and the Managers of Equinix Europe 2 Finco, as the case may be shall have duly established the terms of such security and duly authorized the issuance and sale of such security and such authorization shall not have been modified or rescinded; (ii) each of Equinix and Equinix Europe 2 Finco is, and shall remain, validly existing as an entity in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware; (iii) the Post-Effective Amendment shall have become effective and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated or rescinded; (iv) the shares of Common Stock will not be issued or transferred in violation of any restriction or limitation contained in Article XI of Equinix’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”); (v) upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that Equinix is then authorized to issue under the Charter; (vi) the Base Indenture, any supplemental indenture, the Debt Securities, and the Equity Distribution Agreement are each valid, binding and enforceable agreements of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above in respect of Equinix and Equinix Europe 2 Finco); and (vii) there shall not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or enforceability of such security. We have also assumed that (i) the terms of any security whose terms are established subsequent to the date hereof and the issuance, execution, delivery and performance by Equinix or Equinix Europe 2 Finco of any such security (a) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or public policy or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon Equinix or Equinix Europe 2 Finco.

2024年3月18日

我們是紐約州和加利福尼亞州律師協會的會員, 上述意見僅限於紐約州的法律和特拉華州的《一般公司法》。

我們特此同意將本意見作為上述 生效後修訂案的附件提交,並進一步同意在招股説明書和ATM招股説明書補充文件(作為生效後修訂案的一部分)標題"法律事項" 下提及我們的名稱。在給予此同意時,我們不承認我們屬於根據《證券法》第7條要求獲得同意的人類別。

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/s/Davis Polk&Wardwell LLP