APL Data Center announces the entry of CAPZA and ISAI funds into its share capital to accelerate its development in Europe and internationally

In a context of exploding demand for digital infrastructure, driven by cloud and artificial intelligence, data centers have become critical infrastructure for European economies.

APL Data Center has gradually established itself as a key player in the design, delivery and optimization of these infrastructures. With more than 40 years of experience, APL Data Center relies on recognized expertise and consistently high operational standards, enabling it to position itself on increasingly complex projects.

The Group supports private companies, public-sector stakeholders, colocation infrastructure operators, edge players and hyperscalers, and works with leading principals across the entire data center lifecycle: strategic consulting, project management assistance (AMOA), project management (MOE), turnkey design-and-build and optimization of in-operation infrastructure. With offices in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Milan, Madrid and Lausanne, the Group employs nearly 280 people.

Building on this growth momentum, the entry of CAPZA and ISAI marks a new stage in the Group’s development. It enables the Group to strengthen its financial capacity to support larger-scale projects and to reinforce its position with clients and partners.

With this transaction, APL Data Center intends to reach a new milestone and accelerate its development at European level, with an existing presence in Italy, Switzerland and Spain. The entry into the share capital of CAPZA – a major private investment player in European SMEs and mid-caps – and ISAI – the investment fund of Tech entrepreneurs – is expected in particular to support the Group’s expansion across several key markets, leveraging their footprints in Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, and to strengthen its ability to support multi-country projects for international clients.

It also opens up new opportunities for external growth and access to a broader ecosystem of experts, entrepreneurs and partners, to support the Group’s scaling up.

In an environment marked by increasing project complexity and higher standards, this transaction should enable APL Data Center to consolidate its positioning on critical and complex projects.

CAPZA and ISAI will support APL Data Center over the long term, backing its development trajectory and scaling up.

APL Data Center

• Robert Bouchard, Tristan Richard, Olivier Fraissard

CAPZA

• Investors : Matthieu Dordolo, Mathieu Latta, Yohan Gomez, Sabry Boumghar

ISAI Expansion

• Investors : Pierre Martini, Nicolas Martineau, Pierre Dumas, Thaddée Le Bret

Buyer advisors

• Corporate lawyers: Hogan Lovells (Stéphane Huten, Arnaud Deparday), McDermott Will & Emery (Grégoire Andrieux, Côme Wirz, Charlotte Allègre)
• Financial due diligence: Alvarez & Marsal (Frédéric Steiner, Vadym Diablo, Joseph Hassler, Quentin Blondel), EY Parthénon (Marion Lassus-Pigat, Colin Garnier, Loic Favre, Mamoun Charai)
• Strategic due diligence: PMP Strategy (Jonathan Zelmanovitch, Benjamin Sauvager, Lison Roger, Salah Taibi), CMI (Romain Girard, Benjamin Lespinasse)
• Legal, tax & social due diligence: Forvis Mazars Avocats (Jérôme Gertler, Victor Fayad-Walch)
• Insurance due diligence: EY Parthénon (Franck Chevalier)
• M&A advisors: Eurvad (Charles Guigan, Floriane Robert-Lang), Sabbag Advisor (Florian Sabbag)

Seller advisors

• Corporate lawyers: Linklaters (Florent Mazeron, Margaux Bognon-Küss, Espérance Ait Bachir, Arthur Rossillon)
• Financial due diligence: Deloitte (Leonardo Clavijo, Guillaume Douard)
• Strategic due diligence: BCG (Souhail Cherqaoui-Fassi)
• Legal, tax & social due diligence: Deloitte (Cécile Debin, Olivier Venzal, Stéphane Epiney, Guillemette Peyre, Tiphaine Bégin)
• M&A advisors: Perella Weinberg Partners (Philippe Capron, Gilles Tre-Hardy, Fabien Champseix, Romain de Ipanema Moreira, Clément Martin)