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CPPIB and Equinix Agree to Buy atNorth in $4 Billion Deal

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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Equinix Inc. will acquire atNorth Holding AB, a Nordic data center operator, in a $4 billion deal including debt. CPPIB will invest $1.6 billion for a 60% stake, while Equinix will hold the remaining 40%, expanding its global data center footprint. Iceland-based atNorth operates energy-efficient data centers in Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland, leveraging Nordic renewable energy and cooling advantages. The acquisition, announced in February 2026, follows a Bloomberg News report and marks Partners Group Holding AG’s exit from atNorth. The deal underscores growing demand for sustainable, high-capacity data infrastructure amid AI and quantum computing’s rising computational needs.
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CPPIB and Equinix Agree to Buy atNorth in $4 Billion Deal

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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Iceland-based atNorth operates data centers in Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Equinix Inc. have agreed to acquire atNorth Holding AB, a pan-Nordic data center operator owned by Partners Group Holding AG.The deal values atNorth at $4 billion including debt, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Friday that confirmed a Bloomberg News report. CPPIB will invest about $1.6 billion and own roughly 60% of atNorth. Equinix will hold the remainder.

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