nLighten

nLighten is a digital infrastructure platform owned by I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investor. The company is developing innovative edge data centers distributed across European key economic hubs to provide best-in-class network access to regional, national, and global enterprises, private users, and the mobile workforce. Through the strategic distribution of its edge data centers, nLighten is working towards establishing a pan-European presence in all major cities and providing access to low latency and proximity to end users across Europe.
The edge data centers developed by nLighten are designed to meet the increasing demand for faster and more reliable data processing and storage, while also being mindful of environmental impact. nLighten was founded in 2021 by a core team with many years of experience and wide-ranging expertise in the data center sector. The team's main motivation was to create the next step for the data center industry and align edge data centers with the green transition.

nLighten's goal is to build and operate the leading pan-European edge data center platform. The company's focus on strategic locations, low latency, and environmental consciousness positions it as an innovative player in the European digital infrastructure landscape.

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nLighten has grown rapidly through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions:

  • In June 2023, the company acquired Euclyde Data Centers, a French regional platform with six carrier-neutral data centers.
  • In September 2023, nLighten completed the acquisition of Proximity Data Centers, a leading UK edge platform with ten carrier-neutral data centers.
  • The company also acquired 10 carrier data center sites from its sister company Exa Infrastructure.
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nLighten: Lyon

nLighten: Lyon

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This facility was formerly operated by Euclyde Datacenters, which officially rebranded to nLighten France in 2024 following its acquisition by the nLighten group.

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