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SWI Stoneweg Icona Group, a listed alternative investment conglomerate operating across data centres, real estate, credit, and finance, has partnered with Polarise, a leading European Nvidia cloud partner, according to sources.

Max-Hervé George, Founder and CEO of SWI Group, confirmed that the company has agreed to acquire a strategic stake in Polarise, one of Germany's few end-to-end providers of AI-ready data centres. Polarise develops and operates highly efficient, sustainability-focused AI factories at prime locations across Germany and Europe. The transaction marks a significant milestone in SWI Group's digital infrastructure strategy, reinforcing its commitment to building a market-leading, fully integrated AI and data centre platform across Europe.

By acquiring a strategic stake in Polarise, SWI Group strengthens its 2.3 GW AiOnX data centre platform by incorporating GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) and AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) capabilities. The deal also provides Polarise with the infrastructure capacity and financial backing required to accelerate its growth and establish itself as a major European player in AI digital infrastructure. The partnership represents a natural extension of SWI Group's existing investment in data centre infrastructure through its AiOnX platform, which comprises five hyperscaler-focused development projects across Europe.

SWI Group is moving beyond traditional data centre asset development by integrating Polarise's advanced AI computing and GPU deployment capabilities, expanding into the operational and technological layers critical to next-generation AI infrastructure. The transaction enhances SWI Group's position from being solely a developer and owner of data centre real estate to becoming a provider of high-performance computing solutions aligned with growing demand for sovereign AI capacity across the continent.

Polarise, with 15 years of industry experience and 14 data centres built, has positioned itself as one of Germany's few fully integrated AI-ready data centre operators. The company recently launched Germany's first AI Factory in partnership with Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia, reinforcing its leadership in sovereign AI computing solutions. Its portfolio spans AI colocation, private AI clouds, and API-based access for direct compute utilisation. Through its proprietary cloud platform, Polarise enables enterprises and sovereign entities to integrate and access secure, high-performance AI infrastructure while meeting strict regulatory and data sovereignty requirements.

George said the transaction will provide funding to support Polarise's expansion strategy. The partnership will leverage AiOnX's 2.3 GW Europe-wide power platform to accelerate GPU compute deployment across the continent. The collaboration also strengthens the group's geographical footprint, adding immediate operational presence in Germany and Norway through Polarise's existing data centres. This complements AiOnX's current development sites in Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and the UK, creating a more comprehensive and strategically aligned pan-European platform.

The integration of infrastructure development expertise with advanced AI compute capabilities is expected to position the combined business as one of Europe's leading digital infrastructure developers and operators.

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