Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed the acquisition of NorthC Datacenters, a leading regional data center platform in Northwest Europe, from DWS and other minority shareholders.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, NorthC manages a network of 25 data centers strategically located throughout key metropolitan regions in The Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. The NorthC platform maintains over 140 MW of secured gross grid capacity across its current facilities and upcoming greenfield developments.
Under DWS’s ownership, NorthC has built a leading, robust, high quality data center company that has grown from 10 to 25 facilities, serving customers from different industries as well as public and semi-public organizations. With Antin as its new strategic partner, NorthC will be able to further expand its platform to new regions and countries, as well as begin the construction of new data centers in Frankfurt, Basel and Geneva this year.
Alexandra Schless, CEO of NorthC Datacenters, stated: “The finalisation of this acquisition marks a key milestone in the NorthC journey. We thank DWS for being a dedicated investment partner from the very start, with whom we have been able to establish a leading platform in Northwest Europe through a combination of organic growth, greenfield projects and successful M&A projects over the past six years. Now with Antin Infrastructure Partners officially on board, we have gained a new strategic partner whose deep expertise in digital infrastructure perfectly aligns with our regional leadership and expansion goals. We are ready to accelerate our growth across the Benelux and DACH regions, leveraging our 140 MW of secured capacity to meet the surging demand for AI Inference workloads and enterprise digital transformation. Our focus remains on delivering high-quality, regional colocation solutions with the scale and backing of a global infrastructure leader.”
Stéphane Ifker and Maximilian Lindner, respectively Managing Partner and Partner at Antin Infrastructure Partners, commented: “We are delighted to be working with NorthC as we jointly embark on the company’s next growth phase. We will support NorthC with our long-term successful track record in scaling digital infrastructure platforms. Regional colocation plays a critical role in the increasing digitisation of our economies and NorthC is the clear leader in this space within Continental Europe. This closing signifies the start of an ambitious new chapter – we are fully committed to supporting Alexandra and her management team as they expand their footprint, modernise their facilities and continue to serve as the backbone for Europe’s most critical digital infrastructure sectors.”
