Templus has completed the acquisition of three data centers owned by Grupo Aire in Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia. This operation aims to accelerate the company’s positioning as a platform for regional data centers across Europe. Announced on January 12, 2026, it is accompanied by a long-term strategic partnership between both firms that, in practice, redefines the connectivity, cloud, and colocation partnership map in the Iberian Peninsula.
Templus CEO, Nacho Velilla, describes the purchase as a move with double value: consolidating presence in Spain and simultaneously entering Portugal, which he highlights as a key market for the company’s international expansion. The operation also strengthens resilience for Templus clients by expanding available infrastructure footprint and increasing coverage in strategic locations.
A two-speed operation: acquisition and partnership
Beyond asset transfer, the strategic element lies in the alliance between Templus and Grupo Aire. According to the information released, Grupo Aire will retain its customers at the data centers now managed by Templus, ensuring service continuity and ongoing commercial relationships, while gaining access to Templus’s broader network.
That access is significant: Templus’s network includes centers in Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, and Seville, and also adds a new location planned in Ceuta. For Grupo Aire, this translates into greater coverage and flexibility to meet the needs of companies and organizations requiring multi-site deployments, geographic redundancy, and frictionless growth options.
An additional 6.5 MW and the goal to surpass 60 MW in 2026
With this acquisition, Templus adds 6.5 MW to its installed capacity. This figure is particularly relevant because the company has linked its goal of exceeding 60 MW during 2026 to a larger-scale move: the agreement to acquire nine data centers from AtlasEdge, located across various European countries.
This AtlasEdge acquisition, announced in December 2025, is subject to regulatory approvals and is scheduled to close in the first half of 2026. Collectively, both transactions lay out a clear strategy: rapid growth through selective acquisitions and building a regional platform with presence in multiple markets, supported by urban and interconnection nodes where demand for digital infrastructure continues to rise.
Reforms, sustainability, and the Tier III benchmark
Templus plans to implement reforms in the acquired centers to enhance operational capacity. The plan includes actions aimed at increasing power and surface area, as well as elevating standards of sustainability and energy efficiency.
Within this framework, the company targets these facilities to meet Tier III requirements—a common industry benchmark for data centers with high levels of availability and concurrent maintenance. The important nuance is that this is an improvement roadmap—not an immediate certification—based on investments and upgrades to existing infrastructure.
Grupo Aire: focus on connectivity and cloud, with expanded network
For Grupo Aire, this move is a way to strengthen its network and solidify its capacity to provide connectivity and cloud services to companies and organizations, maintaining normal client management. Beyond the expanded network via Templus, the group will continue operating and servicing from its own data centers in Alicante, Talavera de la Reina, and the Canary Islands.
The Grupo Aire CEO, Javier Polo, has linked the agreement to agility: strengthening coverage while focusing on accelerating leadership in cloud services with better offerings for clients. In a market where B2B customers demand increasing continuity, compliance, and low latency, this move reinforces an industry trend: separating commercial operations and service layers from certain assets’ burden, while maintaining control over customer experience.
A dynamic landscape: regional hubs, operators, and business demand
The operation arrives at a time when the European data center sector is driven by two forces: on one side, the push of large hyperscale projects; on the other, the growing need for regional infrastructure for companies, operators, and digital services seeking proximity, resilience, and deployment alternatives.
Within this context, the Templus–Grupo Aire partnership points to a gaining model: a connectivity and cloud-focused operator leverages a growing data center platform; in return, this platform benefits from a partner with an established customer base, channel, and B2B services ready to adopt capacity. The Lisboa, Madrid, and Valencia acquisitions thus serve as footholds for expansion, building upon the broader European footprint established through the acquisition of AtlasEdge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What changes for Grupo Aire clients after the data centers are sold to Templus?
Continuity is the core idea of the agreement: Grupo Aire will keep its clients in the transferred facilities and continue managing customer service, now with broader access to Templus’s complete data center network.
What does adding 6.5 MW of installed capacity mean for Templus?
This indicates the electrical capacity available for IT loads at its data centers. With the acquisitions of Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, Templus increases its footprint and reinforces its operational capacity, as part of a wider plan to exceed 60 MW in 2026.
Why is reaching Tier III requirements significant?
Because it points to improvements in availability and operational standards. Practically, it often involves investments in redundancy, concurrent maintenance, and resilience to elevate service standards.
How does this acquisition relate to the purchase of AtlasEdge’s nine data centers?
The acquisition from Grupo Aire enhances Iberian presence and adds immediate capacity, while the AtlasEdge deal (pending approvals and closing in the first half of 2026) expands the platform at a European scale, supporting the goal to grow installed capacity in 2026.