Macquarie Asset Management, on behalf of institutional investors and funds, has provided €125m in senior term loan financing to Eurofiber, a specialist in open digital infrastructure.
Eurofiber operates a 77,500km fibre network spanning the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, and Germany, alongside eight data centres in the Netherlands.
The financing forms part of around a €2.2bn refinancing aimed at establishing a long-term funding platform to support Eurofiber’s continued expansion and growing demand for high-capacity connectivity across northern Europe. The financing will enable additional flexibility for Eurofiber to continue investing in its fibre and cloud infrastructure, supporting innovation and future growth across its core markets.
Andy Liu, director at Macquarie Asset Management, said: “As demand for digital connectivity continues to grow, we are pleased to support Eurofiber with this financing and help advance its continued growth and delivery of secure, resilient and scalable digital infrastructure across Europe.
“Utilising our deep digital infrastructure expertise and structuring capabilities, this transaction demonstrates our ability to provide clients with access to a high-quality, mission-critical asset through a sustainability-linked financing.”
Among the investors is InEvo Re, a specialist reinsurer launched by Macquarie Asset Management.
The transaction was made by Macquarie Asset Management’s €140bn credit and insurance division. Previous transactions include a €125m senior term loan to Lyntia, an Iberian telecommunications infrastructure operator, and a €350m financing facility to French renewable energy producer CVE.
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