New perspective for data centers from diva-e
Leading German digital service provider focuses on high-growth core business
IT infrastructure provider diva-e datacenters with the firstcolo brand is getting a new owner, the infrastructure fund Cube Infrastructure Managers. This was announced by diva-e Digital Value Excellence today in Munich. The company is one of the largest German digital service providers with a focus on platforms, e-commerce and digital experience. The parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the transaction.
"diva-e was formed in 2016 from a merger of twelve well-known digital companies and has been able to develop very successfully since then. This is also true for firstcolo," said Tilman Au, CEO of diva-e. "However, now is a good time to hand over the datacenter to a new owner who can develop the data infrastructure business even better." However, he said diva-e's strategy remains focused on growth, including internationally.
For the current year, diva-e expects a very pleasing development. The market for end-to-end digital customer solutions continues to grow dynamically, he said. "diva-e has everything it needs to participate significantly in this growth," said Sirko Schneppe, CCO of diva-e. "On our growth path, we will focus on activities in which diva-e is one of the market leaders or can be in the future. Among other things, we are investing in our internationally positioned 24x7 cloud management division."
Emeram Capital Partners, which supports diva-e's corporate development, also provided significant support for this transaction. Emeram Partner Dr. Alexis Tran-Viet emphasizes, "We are proud that, with our support, firstcolo has developed into one of the leading and most efficient data centers in the Frankfurt region - with a customer-oriented and broad range of services. Thanks to the good cooperation with the two founders of firstcolo, Jerome Evans and Nicolaj Kamensek, this joint project has now also come to a positive conclusion." Evans and Kamensek will remain shareholders of firstcolo and will continue to lead the company in its next growth phase.