EQT Infrastructure Acquires inexio

EQT and OMERS Acquire Deutsche Glasfaser

February 10, 2020

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure IV and OMERS Infrastructure have agreed to acquire Deutsche Glasfaser from KKR Infrastructure and Reggeborgh and will combine it with EQT's portfolio company inexio. The combined group will accelerate FTTH roll-out across rural Germany with a planned investment of over EUR 7 billion to expand gigabit-capable fiber infrastructure.

EQT Infrastructure V Co-Invests in Deutsche Glasfaser

October 16, 2020

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure V has agreed to co-invest alongside EQT Infrastructure IV in Deutsche Glasfaser, acquiring a roughly 12% stake post-close. The investment will support Deutsche Glasfaser's large-scale fiber-to-the-home roll-out in rural Germany and is expected to close in Q4 2020.

EQT Infrastructure Acquires IP-Only

June 11, 2019

Telecommunications

The EQT Infrastructure IV fund has agreed to acquire IP-Only from EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds for an enterprise value of SEK 18,250 million plus an earn-out of up to SEK 1,000 million. IP-Only owns and operates ~16,000 km of fiber network across Sweden and provides wholesale fiber access, enterprise connectivity and co-location data center services; the transaction is expected to close in June 2019.

Proximus Acquires EQT's Stake in Fiberklaar

July 25, 2024

Telecommunications

Proximus has agreed to acquire EQT Infrastructure V’s majority stake in Fiberklaar for EUR 246 million, making Proximus the sole shareholder. Fiberklaar, headquartered in Ghent, is Flanders’ leading independent fiber-to-the-home provider and the transaction is intended to increase rollout efficiency and capture synergies to accelerate fiber deployment across Flanders.

EQT Infrastructure Acquires 60% Stake in Newly Created Company Holding Wind Tre's Network

May 12, 2023

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure (EQT Infrastructure VI) agreed to acquire a 60% stake in a newly created company that will own and operate Wind Tre's mobile and fixed network in Italy, valuing the business at an enterprise value of EUR 3.4 billion. CK Hutchison (Wind Tre's current owner) will retain a 40% stake; EQT plans to invest in the network, expand services (including fixed wireless access, IoT and private networks) and pursue sustainability and growth opportunities.

EQT Infrastructure to merge IP-Only and GlobalConnect

November 21, 2019

Telecommunications

EQT Infrastructure announced plans to combine its portfolio companies IP-Only and GlobalConnect to create a leading Northern European fiber-based datacom and cloud-enabling infrastructure provider. The merger creates scale across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Northern Germany — combining roughly 58,000 km of fiber, ~18,000 sqm of data center capacity, more than 1,500 employees and combined 2018 revenues of ~EUR 520 million to accelerate network rollout, innovation and cross-border services for B2B, B2C and public customers.