Antin to Acquire NorthC From DWS

Antin Infrastructure Partners (Paris:ANTIN) has agreed to purchase NorthC Datacenters, a number one enterprise colocation knowledge centre platform in Northwest Europe, from DWS and different minority shareholders. The transaction is being carried out by means of Antin’s Flagship Fund V.

Based in Amsterdam, NorthC operates 25 colocation knowledge centres throughout main metropolitan areas within the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. The platform has greater than 140 MW of secured gross grid capability from current and greenfield websites to assist future progress.

NorthC was shaped in 2019 by means of the mixture of two Dutch knowledge centre operators and has quickly change into a significant European participant. Under the management of CEO Alexandra Schless, the corporate has expanded into Germany and Switzerland, delivering sustained natural progress supported by greenfield developments and bolt-on acquisitions, together with, most not too long ago, six knowledge centres in Germany and the Netherlands.

NorthC serves greater than 1,600 blue-chip clients throughout cloud and IT service suppliers, carriers, public sector and monetary establishments, business, transport and the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. The firm is nicely positioned to proceed rising, benefitting from sturdy, long-term market demand for high-quality colocation options, underpinned by continued IT outsourcing, cloud adoption, rising knowledge sovereignty necessities and quickly rising AI workloads.

Antin has a protracted observe document of investing in and scaling crucial digital infrastructure platforms throughout Europe. This contains notably Pulsant, a number one regional enterprise colocation knowledge centre platform within the UK, in addition to varied connectivity and communications infrastructure platforms in fibre and towers. The acquisition of NorthC builds on this experience and additional strengthens Antin’s place as a companion of alternative for high-growth digital infrastructure companies throughout the continent.

Upon closing, this funding will mark the sixth by Antin’s €10.2 billion Flagship Fund V. Antin’s Flagship technique targets sizeable investments in established infrastructure firms throughout Europe and North America within the power and atmosphere, digital, transport and social sectors, following a value-add funding strategy to develop and rework infrastructure companies. Antin will make investments alongside Alexandra Schless and the administration workforce, who deliver deep sector experience and a confirmed observe document of delivering progress.

Stéphane Ifker and Maximilian Lindner, respectively Managing Partner and Partner at Antin Infrastructure Partners, commented: “We have a robust conviction on the expansion potential for colocation knowledge centres, and NorthC is the main operator on this area in Europe. NorthC is nicely positioned to speed up its growth and consolidate its management in a fast-growing and more and more strategic phase of the digital infrastructure market. We look ahead to supporting Alexandra and the workforce to obtain the following part of NorthC’s progress.”

Harold D’Hauteville, Partner of DWS Infrastructure, added: “We are thrilled to have had the chance to create and develop NorthC with its unimaginable administration workforce over the previous six years. NorthC’s constant deal with offering prime quality colocation providers to its shoppers throughout the Benelux and DACH area has established the enterprise as a regional chief. We see sturdy progress potential within the enterprise colocation sector, as important infrastructure required to allow the digital transformation and AI. We have little doubt that the administration will proceed to scale the enterprise to attain new heights underneath its new possession within the years to come.”

Alexandra Schless, CEO of NorthC, acknowledged:“We are grateful to DWS for its assist over the previous years, and are delighted to work alongside Antin to proceed taking the corporate ahead. Antin’s direct expertise of colocation knowledge centres and information of the enterprise end-customer market can be sturdy property to assist us seize the numerous progress alternatives that lie forward.”

The transaction stays topic to regulatory approvals and is predicted to shut in H1 2026.

NorthC was suggested by Evercore and Torch Partners as monetary advisers and Latham & Watkins as authorized adviser. Antin was suggested by Guggenheim Securities as monetary adviser and Clifford Chance and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as authorized advisers.

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