CVC DIF Acquires Majority Stake in firstcolo to Support the Development of a Scalable High-Performance Data Centre Platform in Germany
CVC DIF has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Frankfurt-based data center operator firstcolo from CUBE Infrastructure to fund an AI-ready expansion project.
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany, Aug. 14, 2026. CVC DIF, the infrastructure business of global private markets manager CVC, has agreed to acquire a significant majority stake in firstcolo GmbH. The investment will be made through CVC DIF Value Add IV. CUBE Infrastructure is the seller. Completion of the transaction is expected by the end of September 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Founded in 2007, firstcolo is an established data centre and digital infrastructure partner in the Frankfurt metropolitan region. The company operates two data centres in the region and serves more than 350 customers with colocation, dedicated hardware, cloud, connectivity and managed services.
The partnership with CVC DIF provides the foundation for firstcolo to implement its next phase of growth. The initial focus is the FRA7 greenfield project in Rosbach vor der Hohe, within the Frankfurt metropolitan region. The facility will provide up to 24 MW of total capacity, equivalent to up to 16 MW of IT load, and is designed to support demanding artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and cloud workloads.
Jerome Evans, CEO and Co-Founder of firstcolo, said: "The partnership with CVC DIF marks an important milestone for firstcolo, and a significant endorsement of what our team has built over recent years. FRA7 is more than a new data centre: it will strengthen our platform and enhance our ability to support the next generation of AI, cloud and enterprise workloads."
Nicolaj Kamensek, COO and Co-Founder of firstcolo, said: "Since our foundation, firstcolo has been built on technical excellence, operational reliability and close customer relationships. We will now apply these principles across a significantly larger platform."
Willem Jansonius, Managing Partner at CVC DIF and Head of the CVC DIF Value Add strategy, said: "firstcolo represents a rare opportunity to invest in a high-quality, founder-led colocation platform in an attractive and supply-constrained FLAP-D data centre market."
About firstcolo
The firstcolo Group, based in Frankfurt am Main, is one of the leading operators of state-of-the-art data centres. Since its foundation in 2007, the company has been offering bespoke IT infrastructure solutions, ranging from colocation and server systems to cloud solutions.
About CVC DIF
CVC DIF is a leading global mid-market infrastructure equity fund manager. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, CVC DIF has approximately EUR 23 billion of infrastructure assets under management in energy transition, transport, utilities and digitalisation.
SOURCE firstcolo GmbH