Nantes, February 27, 2023 – Etix Everywhere (ETIX) today announced a significant capital increase carried out by Eurazeo, through its Transition Infrastructure Fund managed by Eurazeo Infrastructure Partners, a leading global investment company based in Paris, France. The funds raised will be used to accelerate the expansion of ETIX’s international network of colocation data centers and to ensure a carbon-free energy supply.
Envisioning the Next Phase of Expansion
ETIX is a well-established French company operating a network of edge data centers in regional areas, providing colocation services to its clients. The company pursues a dual expansion strategy, combining organic growth with acquisitions, recently reinforced by the acquisition of CIV France, a regional leader in Northern France. This capital increase will enable ETIX to accelerate its expansion in order to meet the exponential demand from customers for digital infrastructure closer to end-users, driven by enterprises and major platforms.
With this approach, ETIX is building a scalable and interconnected data center platform, located close to city centers, to provide its clients with access to major peering points and global coverage, along with a broad range of value-added services delivered by its IT partners.
A Strategic Partnership
Eurazeo is a leading global investment company headquartered in France, with a diversified portfolio of €32.4 billion in assets under management. Leveraging its significant expertise in private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure, Eurazeo will support ETIX, alongside GDC, in strengthening its leadership position in the French regional market and delivering a sovereign network of edge data centers to its clients.
Eurazeo is also a recognized specialist in energy transition, with a broad portfolio of companies dedicated to building a more sustainable world. As a major player in the data center industry, ETIX plays a key role in “greening” data and is committed to achieving carbon neutrality across its data centers by 2030 (a pledge made under the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact). Eurazeo is therefore well-positioned to accompany ETIX in pursuing this ambitious strategy.
Executive Statements
Louis Blanchot, CEO of Etix Everywhere, commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Eurazeo as a new investor in ETIX. Data exchanges are multiplying exponentially with the growing digitalization of every aspect of our lives. We strongly believe that edge data centers will be a key element of tomorrow’s world. This new funding round with a leading European fund is a strategic step to reinforce our leadership in the French regional market and to accelerate our development across Europe, where we aim to double our data center portfolio over the next three years. Eurazeo is also highly committed to CSR, which perfectly aligns with our core strategy of supporting our clients’ data needs through sustainable, green edge data centers.”
Melissa Cohen, Managing Director, Eurazeo – Infrastructure, added:
“We are delighted to become a shareholder in Etix, supporting its development in the regional colocation market and helping it strengthen its leadership position in this fast-growing data center sector. Etix delivers high-quality data center services to its local clients, and we are pleased to support its expansion and accompany the company on its decarbonization journey.”
David Yuile, Managing Director at GDC, concluded:
“We are thrilled to partner with Eurazeo. With the combination of a leading European investor and GDC, ETIX now benefits from both the financial and strategic support required to scale and accelerate its data center platform across its two core markets.”
