Latham & Watkins Advises NorthC on Acquisition and Financing of Six Data Centers in Germany and the Netherlands

Latham & Watkins LLP has advised NorthC Group (NorthC), a leading European data center provider, on its strategic acquisition and financing of six data centers in Germany and the Netherlands from Colt Technology Services. The acquisition, which includes facilities in key metropolitan regions such as Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Düsseldorf, and Amsterdam, strengthens NorthC’s position in the Benelux and DACH regions. The completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Latham & Watkins has regularly advised NorthC on data center transactions and financings.

The Latham team was led by Frankfurt infrastructure partner Alexander Stefan Rieger and London infrastructure partner John Guccione on the acquisition, with Frankfurt associate Johannes Groß and London associate Christopher Cox; by London finance partner Conrad Andersen and London finance counsel Amanda Fortuna on the debt financing, with associate Jefferina Siganporia.* Advice was also provided on corporate matters by Frankfurt partner Christina Mann, with associates Janina Kirschner, Jan Gocha, Samuel Chau, Dal Lim, Liz Longster, and Nick Boulter; on real estate matters by London partner Quentin Gwyer, with Frankfurt partner Otto von Gruben, Frankfurt counsel Sven Nickel, and associate Caroline Taylor; on technology matters by London partner Fiona M. Maclean; on ESG matters by London partner Michael Green, with associate Toon Dictus; on tax matters by London partner Helen Lethaby, with associate Sam Duncan; and on employment matters by Munich partner Tobias Leder, with associate Christian Strauß.

*Admitted to practice in New Zealand only.