Exclusive – Data4 CEO’s vision for European data centres in the AI era
As the European data centre industry continues to evolve, The Tech Capital sat down for an exclusive interview with Olivier Micheli, the President and CEO of Brookfield-sponsored Data4 Group, on the sidelines of Kickstart 2024 in Amsterdam. During the conversation, Micheli shared his insights on...
April 24
nLighten expands to 34 data centres after European acquisition
Digital infrastructure operator EXA Infrastructure has sold seven European edge sites to hosting platform nLighten. This expansion will see nLighten grow its total number of edge data centres to 34 in Europe, including locations such as Amsterdam, London, Paris, Madrid, Geneva, Zurich, and Ghent. The seven edge sites extend the German group’s footprint to Belgium, Swit...
April 08
PIMCO ventures into European data centre market with €1bn fund
American investment management firm Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO) is said to be mulling building up its European data centre market share, through the mobilisation of a new infra fund set to raise around €750 million. This initiative known as PIMCO European Data Centre Opportunity Fund (EDCOF), according to inside sources speaking to PERE, could potent...
March 26
Ardian initiates $1.2bn funding strategy for expansion of Verne data centre platform
Global private investment house Ardian has finalised the purchase of Northern European data centre operator Verne from Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (D9). The transaction sees Ardian make its first major commitment within the data centre sphere having previously been a strong backer of fibre and sell towers portfolios. Ardian's acquisition comes with a substantial investm...
March 15
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