Equinix and CPP Investments Complete $4B Acquisition of Nordic Data Center Firm atNorth

Equinix and CPP Investments finalized a $4 billion deal to acquire atNorth, a leading Nordic data center developer.

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Equinix, Inc. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) completed the acquisition of atNorth on September 2, 2026, for a total value of US$4 billion. ^[1] Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) announced today that its executives will attend three upcoming investor conferences. ^[2] CPP Investments will hold a controlling stake of approximately 51% in atNorth, committing US$1.3 billion to the transaction. ^[3] Equinix will hold a 34% stake in atNorth, committing US$895 million, while Partners Group acquired a 10% stake for US$260 million. ^[4] Arquelle Shaw, President, Americas, will present at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m. ET. ^[5] Olivier Leonetti, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the RBC Capital Markets Global Communications Infrastructure Conference on Tuesday, September 29 at 2:00 p.m. CT. ^[6] Stuart Thompson, Senior Vice President, Global Real Estate, will present at the Bank of America Global Real Estate Conference on Tuesday, September 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET. ^[7] The transaction is immediately accretive upon close to Equinix's adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share. ^[8]

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Equinix, Inc. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) completed the acquisition of atNorth on September 2, 2026, for a total value of US$4 billion. · HPCwire

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) announced today that its executives will attend three upcoming investor conferences. · Cision PR Newswire

CPP Investments will hold a controlling stake of approximately 51% in atNorth, committing US$1.3 billion to the transaction. · HPCwire

Equinix will hold a 34% stake in atNorth, committing US$895 million, while Partners Group acquired a 10% stake for US$260 million. · HPCwire

Arquelle Shaw, President, Americas, will present at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m. ET. · Cision PR Newswire

Olivier Leonetti, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the RBC Capital Markets Global Communications Infrastructure Conference on Tuesday, September 29 at 2:00 p.m. CT. · Cision PR Newswire

Stuart Thompson, Senior Vice President, Global Real Estate, will present at the Bank of America Global Real Estate Conference on Tuesday, September 15 at 3:00 p.m. ET. · Cision PR Newswire

The transaction is immediately accretive upon close to Equinix's adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share. · HPCwire

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