Markets and policy
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Legrand expects data centre sales above €3bn
Legrand expects data centres to generate more than €3 billion of 2026 sales as critical power, cooling, physical infrastructure, controls, and lifecycle services take a larger share of the group.
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DayOne reported to target November IPO
DayOne is reported to be targeting a November US listing as public-market investors apply greater scrutiny to data centre power, contracted demand, operational capacity, and customer concentration.
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UK leads BNEF European capacity outlook
BloombergNEF expects the UK to remain Europe’s largest data centre market through 2035, but its analysis also highlights early-stage development risk, grid constraints, and a widening gap with EU capacity ambitions.
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Nscale raises $3.36bn in convertible financing
Nscale has raised $3.36 billion through convertible loan notes ahead of its planned IPO, adding capital for power, liquid-cooled data centres, and large-scale GPU infrastructure.
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Eaton agrees €810m COL Group acquisition
Eaton has agreed to acquire Italian medium-voltage specialist COL Group for €810 million, adding manufacturing capacity and electrical-distribution technology aimed partly at growing European data centre demand.
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NxN enters Portugal with Évora acquisition
NxN Data Centers has entered Portugal by acquiring an operational 1MW facility in Évora and says it intends to invest up to €100 million in the country over three years.
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OpenAI, Anthropic seek smaller European deployments
OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly seek 20–30MW European data centre deals.
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Ceres targets data centre power gap
Ceres targets data centre power gap through solid oxide technology.
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VIRTUS secures £2.45bn financing for expansion
VIRTUS secures £2.45bn financing to expand UK and European capacity.
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TXT agrees Italian data centre services acquisition
TXT e-Solutions agrees phased acquisition of Italian data centre management group.