Read Northampton Capital Partners Invests in Blueprint Data Centers
Northampton Capital Partners Invests in Blueprint Data Centers
April 16, 2025

Northampton Capital Partners Invests in Blueprint Data Centers

US data center firm Blueprint Data Centers has secured investment from an asset management company, Northampton Capital Partners. Scott McBride, founding partner at Northampton Capital Partners, said: “We are excited to work with the Blueprint team and look forward to what we believe will be a...

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Read Intel Sells 51% Stake in Altera for $8.75bn
Intel Sells 51% Stake in Altera for $8.75bn
April 16, 2025

Intel Sells 51% Stake in Altera for $8.75bn

Intel has agreed to sell 51 percent of FPGA chip company Altera to private equity firm Silver Lake for $8.75 billion. Altera will retain a 49 percent stake in Altera, which Intel said will allow it to “participate in Altera’s future success while focusing on its core business.” Intel also anno...

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Read Sparrow Quantum raises $24m in Funding Round
Sparrow Quantum raises $24m in Funding Round
April 14, 2025

Sparrow Quantum raises $24m in Funding Round

Sparrow Quantum has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round led by PensionDanmark with participation from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, Novo Holdings, and the European Innovation Council.The company has developed Sparrow Core, described as an “on-chip deterministic single-p...

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Read Mark IV Capital Sells 300 Acres in Industrial Park outside Reno, Nevada
 Mark IV Capital Sells 300 Acres in Industrial Park outside Reno, Nevada
April 12, 2025

Mark IV Capital Sells 300 Acres in Industrial Park outside Reno, Nevada

Real estate investment firm Mark IV Capital this week announced the sale of 300 acres within its Victory Logistics District to an unnamed technology company for a potential data center development. The buyer is described as a “global leader in enterprise software, cloud computing, artificial i...

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Read PGIM Closes £2bn Global Data Center Fund
PGIM Closes £2bn Global Data Center Fund
April 07, 2025

PGIM Closes £2bn Global Data Center Fund

PGIM Real Estate has closed a $2 billion fund to back data center developments around the world. Morgan Laughlin, PGIM’s global head of data center investments, leads the fund. Laughlin described the fundraising as “an important milestone that reflects strong investor confidence in the sector ...

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Read FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility
FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility
April 06, 2025

FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility

US fiber optic network firm FiberLight has closed a $500 million sustainability-linked refinancing facility which it plans to use to refinance existing debt and accelerate strategic initiatives, including organic network expansion and enhanced service delivery for both new and existing custome...

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Read Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons
Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons
April 05, 2025

Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons

Crypto and AI data center firm Hut 8  said it has taken a majority 80 percent interest in American Data Centers, Inc., a company formed by a group of investors including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., with American Data Centers, Inc. renamed and relaunched as American Bitcoin.“The launch of ...

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Read Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding
Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding
April 04, 2025

Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding

UAE-based Khazna Data Centers has taken investment from MGX and Silver Lake. Both firms are now holding undisclosed minority stakes in Khazna, alongside majority shareholder G42. The company described the news as “an exciting new chapter” in its development.As the two new investors come on boa...

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Read GLP Closes Fund to Purchase Data Center in China
GLP Closes Fund to Purchase Data Center in China
April 03, 2025

GLP Closes Fund to Purchase Data Center in China

Property investor GLP has closed its first digital infrastructure-focused fund in China and plans to buy a data center with the proceeds. The fund has assets under management of 2.6 billion Yuan ($358m), having raised cash from a group of institutional investors based in China and abroad.GLP s...

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Read Pulsant Purchases Two Data Centers in the UK
Pulsant Purchases Two Data Centers in the UK
April 01, 2025

Pulsant Purchases Two Data Centers in the UK

UK Edge data center firm Pulsant  this week announced it had acquired data centers in Birmingham and Fareham from technology solutions and services provider SCC. The deal includes the facilities, facilities teams, and colocation clients.The Cole Valley facility, located at 20 Westwood Avenue i...

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Read Edgnex Buys Finnish Data Center Developer Hyperco
Edgnex Buys Finnish Data Center Developer Hyperco
April 01, 2025

Edgnex Buys Finnish Data Center Developer Hyperco

Finnish data center developer Hyperco and Dubai operator Edgnex have formed a “strategic partnership” which will see Damac-owned Edgnex acquire Hyperco. Hyperco CEO Aleksi Taipale wrote on Linkedin that he and the existing Hyperco management team would remain in place following the takeover."O...

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Read Switch Raises $3.for Refinance
Switch Raises $3.for Refinance
March 28, 2025

Switch Raises $3.for Refinance

US data center operator Switch has raised $3.5 billion, which it will use to refinance its existing debt. A statement from Switch said the company will use the cash to “refinance the majority of the company’s outstanding acquisition financing, which supported the take-private transaction led b...

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Read Nscale to Expand Glomfjord Data Center in Norway
Nscale to Expand Glomfjord Data Center in Norway
March 27, 2025

Nscale to Expand Glomfjord Data Center in Norway

AI cloud firm Nscale has partnered with prefab data center provider InfraPartners to add 30MW of capacity next to Nscale’s existing 30MW facility in the Glomfjord Industrial Park, Norway.“InfraPartners has developed the first fully modular data center for AI workloads. We are changing the way ...

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Read OADC Plans $240m Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria
OADC Plans $240m Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria
March 27, 2025

OADC Plans $240m Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria

Pan-Africa data center firm Open Access Data Centres (OADC) is set to spend $240 million on a 24MW data center in Lagos, Nigeria. Its CEO Dr. Ayotunde Coker mentioned to the press at an event held last week that the project would be built in two stages, with the first 12MW set to come online i...

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Read Eurazeo Partners with Metrobloks for €100m Data Center Push
Eurazeo Partners with Metrobloks for €100m Data Center Push
March 26, 2025

Eurazeo Partners with Metrobloks for €100m Data Center Push

European investment fund Eurazeo has announced a €100 million partnership with Metrobloks, a US-based developer and operator of data centers in metropolitan areas. The companies will acquire land and develop data centers in Europe’s Tier 1/FLAPD markets, as well as emerging Tier 2 markets such...

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Read DataOne Secures Investment from US Concrete Firm
DataOne Secures Investment from US Concrete Firm
March 26, 2025

DataOne Secures Investment from US Concrete Firm

European data center firm DataOne has secured investment for its new US subsidiary from a concrete company Northeast Precast which has now taken a minority shareholder position in DataOne USA.Charles-Antoine Beyney, CEO of DataOne, said: “I have been fortunate to start and successfully exit se...

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Read Apple Launches New Clean Energy Fund in China
Apple Launches New Clean Energy Fund in China
March 25, 2025

Apple Launches New Clean Energy Fund in China

US technology provider and manufacturer Apple has launched a new clean energy fund in China worth an estimated 720 million yuan ($99.26m). This marks the second clean energy fund the company has launched in the country.The fund has a goal of adding around 550,000MWh of wind and solar capacity ...

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Read SUB1 Secures Investment from Boultbee Brooks
SUB1 Secures Investment from Boultbee Brooks
March 21, 2025

SUB1 Secures Investment from Boultbee Brooks

A new UK data center developer SUB1 this week announced a major strategic investment from Boultbee Brooks Real Estate. The developer aims to focus on redeveloping brownfield sites on industrial estates and business parks with existing or potential on-site power to quickly deploy high-performan...

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Read SoftBank to Acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5bn
SoftBank to Acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5bn
March 21, 2025

SoftBank to Acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5bn

SoftBank plans to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion. The company will now operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group and retain its name, while lead investors Carlyle and Oracle will sell their stakes.SoftBank, meanwhile, remains the single largest shareholder of Arm, which...

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Read Equinix Raises SGD $500m in Green Bonds
Equinix Raises SGD $500m in Green Bonds
March 19, 2025

Equinix Raises SGD $500m in Green Bonds

Equinix has issued SGD $500 million (US$375m) in green bonds to help fund efficiency improvements at its data centers in Singapore. The company claims to be the first US company to access the Singapore dollar market in more than five years, and will utilize the proceeds from the bond issue to ...

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