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Colt sells eight European data centres to NorthC and UK buyer

Colt Technology Services, owned by the US firm Fidelity Investments, sold eight European data centres, six in the Netherlands and Germany to NorthC and two in London to another buyer, both backed by Germany's DWS Group, transferring about 400 colocation customers.

Reported AI-drafted Light Reading, 16 April 2025, reproducing Colt Technology Services press release

What it does not test. It does not disclose the sale price or whether network services for the transferred customers will change.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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