Jan 12, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
Investment bank Macquire Group and data center infrastructure startup Polarise have formed a "strategic financing partnership" to support the fit-out of the latter's data centers. The partnership is worth up to €117 million ($136.65m).
Michel Boutouil, CEO of Polarise, said: “This financing is pivotal in helping us realize our vision to support Germany’s AI-driven industrial transformation and build the backbone of Europe’s AI ambitions."
"Macquarie’s ability to execute within an extremely short timeframe, combined with its deep understanding of the AI and data center sector, has been instrumental in making this project possible. The Munich AI data center will set a new benchmark for reliability, scalability, and sustainability for our customers.”
Tom McDonell, associate director in Macquarie’s Specialised and Asset Finance division, added: “We are proud to partner with Polarise in supporting this groundbreaking project and have been thoroughly impressed by their deep HPC expertise. This partnership reflects our shared commitment to innovation and advancing transformative technologies in the AI infrastructure sector.”
