Digital 9 Infrastructure has paid €135 million ($145 million) for Finnish colocation provider Ficolo as part of an ongoing effort to decarbonize the data-center industry, according to Data Center Dynamics.
D9 acquired Ficolo from Finnish real estate-investment firm Pontos Group and private-equity company Taaleri. Jack Waters, chair of Digital 9 Infrastructure, said Ficolo adds to the firm’s portfolio of Nordic data centers and represents some of the cleanest, lowest carbon-footprint data centers globally. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year.
“Digital 9 is a great owner for us, and with their help, we can further improve our operations,” said Seppo Ihalainen, CEO of Ficolo. “Our future goal is to be carbon negative. The deal is also proof that our operating concept is effective. We offer the best of cloud computing and data centers — every customer gets a solution that is tailored to their needs and designed specifically for the
