I Squared Capital’s nLighten picks up Proximity Data Centres

• Proximity Data Centres is based in Chester
• I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager
• The firm has offices in Miami, London, Sydney, Taipei, New Delhi and Singapore

nLighten, a digital infrastructure platform of I Squared Capital, has acquired Proximity Data Centres, an edge platform in the UK with ten carrier-neutral edge data centres.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

Proximity Data Centres is based in Chester.

“Through organic growth and strategic acquisitions this year, nLighten has grown into a leading pan-European edge data centre platform with 26 data centres, 53 megawatts of potential capacity and 130 employees,” said Mohamed El Gazzar, senior partner, I Squared Capital.

I Squared Capital is an independent global infrastructure investment manager focusing on energy, utilities, telecom and transport in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm has offices in Miami, London, Sydney, Taipei, New Delhi and Singapore.