InfraVia Capital Partners completes a strategic exit from the European digital infrastructure market
The Australian fund IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, backed by pension funds from the UK and Australia, has announced an agreement to acquire 100% of Swiss data center operator Green Group AG from InfraVia Capital Partners, in a deal estimated to be around €1 billion.
This transaction marks one of InfraVia’s most significant exits in the digital infrastructure sector, following their acquisition of Green from Altice in 2017 for approximately $217 million. The deal is expected to close before the end of 2025 and signifies a new phase for the Zurich-based group, which operates four data center campuses: Zurich West, Zurich City, Zurich North, and the ambitious Zurich Metro, which includes three new buildings totaling 46,000 square meters.
Sustained Expansion and Change of Ownership
Over the past eight years, InfraVia has supported Green’s strong growth in both operational capacity and development and construction capabilities. This sustained growth has been crucial in establishing Green as one of Central Europe’s most advanced and sustainable data center operators.
“We are eager to start the next chapter of our expansion with IFM Investors, whose sector experience, European network, and financial strength will be key in accelerating our growth strategy,” said Roger Suess, CEO of Green Group AG.
Meanwhile, Bruno Candes, InfraVia partner, remarked:
“It has been a pleasure working with Green’s management team over these years. We leave a company with robust assets, solid relationships with strategic clients, and accumulated experience that will ensure success in its new phase.”
IFM Reinforces Commitment to Sustainable Digital Infrastructures
This move aligns with IFM’s strategy to invest long-term in critical and sustainable digital assets, part of its portfolio of $153 billion in assets under management. The firm already has notable investments in operators like Switch and fiber networks such as GlasfaserPlus in Germany.
This deal reflects a growing investor interest in digital infrastructure across Europe, driven by exponential demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence, and critical connectivity for businesses, governments, and telecom operators.
The acquisition of Green adds to other strategic exits by InfraVia in the sector, including NGD, Etix Everywhere, and Nexfibre, further establishing their track record of successful investments in European digital assets.
Green Group AG, with its focus on sustainability and scalable expansion, now emerges as a key component in IFM’s asset portfolio in Europe, in a landscape where digital infrastructure is the new industrial engine of the 21st century.
via: private equity insights