Serverius, IT infrastructure provider of data center colocation services, is partnering with investment company CapMan Infra. The cooperation has the ambition to build a Northern European data center platform. Hogenhouck m&a assisted Serverius in this transaction.
Advanced data center expertise
Serverius was founded in 2008 by current CEO and owner, Gijs van Gemert and today employs about thirty people. Serverius has three operational data centers in the Netherlands with a total of 8 MegaWatt of available power. With the high level technical IT infrastructure expertise, Serverius also provides additional IT infrastructure services such as one of the largest Dutch IP networks and interconnectivity of the third largest Dutch internet exchange "SpeedIX". Serverius' users include major Internet platforms, European data centers, Internet service providers and cloud providers. A wide range of companies useServerius as a supplier to deliver high quality and protected Internet infrastructure services to their users.
Growth in an exciting market
Gijs van Gemert, CEO of Serverius: "We are delighted to have CapMan on board and welcome their institutional and professional approach to support Serverius in its next phase of growth. In recent years, Serverius has undergone a significant transformation. This new partnership with CapMan is a logical next step to further optimize our processes and build a strong Northern European platform together. To serve our European customer base in the coming years, our team is looking forward to expanding our unique offering of data center services. Given the strong partnership with CapMan, I will continue to invest in our new European platform of the future. As so far, I will remain closely involved in the day-to-day operations."
Expansion into Scandinavia
Serverius is CapMan Infra's first investment in a planned data center platform providing connectivity across Europe. The platform plans to expand into the Nordic countries by leveraging CapMan Infra's local market expertise. The company will focus on optimizing energy consumption, increasing the use of renewable energy and setting high operational standards for its operations and value chain. "We look forward to working with the Serverius team to further grow in this exciting market. This is an important first step toward building a larger international platform," said Harri Halonen, Partner at CapMan Infra. "Together with Serverius we will develop the company's governance, administration and customer focus to accelerate growth," Halonen continued.
European growth ambitions
The Hogenhouck team that guided Serverius consisted of Victor Rosier and Cedric Baerts. Victor Rosier about the collaboration with Serverius: "It was an extensive process, in which after a rigorous selection with Capman we found the right private equity party, which with Serverius as an initial platform can start to help realize the European growth ambitions of Gijs and Serverius."
