EQT has created an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure strategy seeded with EdgeConneX, its data centre provider that owns 80 assets across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
The investment firm said EQT AI Infrastructure, led by Jan Vesely and Christoph Balzer, is backed by EQT Infrastructure, its global infrastructure platform, which oversees more than $100bn (€85.1bn) in digital and energy assets.
EQT Infrastructure’s portfolio companies will continue to engage with hyperscalers and AI-native firms to direct investment toward the next generation of AI infrastructure, the firm added.
Vesely, partner at EQT, said: “Infrastructure is now the defining factor for AI’s continued expansion. Integrated solutions are needed across chips, data centres, energy and connectivity. EQT’s Infrastructure funds own the critical infrastructure needed for the accelerated deployment of AI, so we are able to roll out new AI factories and data centres rapidly and efficiently while delivering additional energy to serve these AI needs.
“We look forward to collaborating across our portfolio to support the development of this critical infrastructure and help lay the foundation on which the AI economy is being built.”
Randy Brouckman, EdgeConneX CEO, said: “EdgeConneX has always focused on our customers and their global needs. From hyperlocal to hyperscale, we have always delivered a solution predicated on giving the customer what they want, where they want and when they want it.
“Leveraging EQT’s capital and portfolio of energy and network infrastructure means that we can deliver a true end-to-end gigascale solution that enables our customers’ AI requirements globally.”
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