French data center provider Etix Everywhere has acquired Hostelyon.
In a recent LinkedIn post, the company said it will acquire Hostelyon’s Lyon data center as part of the transaction, bringing its total footprint to 13 data centers across six regions of France.
Hostelyon is a carrier hotel located in the heart of the Lyon metropolitan area. The facility hosts more than 30 telecom operators.
“The acquisition of Hostelyon is the first step in the development of a data center campus in the Lyon metropolitan area that meets the highest industry standards,” said Thomas Hombert, managing director of Etix Everywhere.
Louis Blanchot, CEO of Etix Everywhere, added: “With the opening of this new region, we are consolidating our position as [a] leader in accommodation in France and we are strengthening our multi-site offering with an establishment in a strategic location at the crossroads of Europe.”
After Vantage acquired most of Etix’s European hyperscale footprint, ASX-listed Global Data Centre Group (GDCG) bought the remainder of Etix in 2020. European private investment firm Eurazo invested $46.8 million into Etix last year, and French investment firm Infranity bought the remaining stake from GDCG earlier this year.
Etix Everywhere acquired DataBank’s French data center portfolio in June last year.
Outside of France, Etix Everywhere operates small Edge facilities in Belgium, Thailand, and Colombia. The company is also considering a second data center in Thailand.
Free Pro, nLighten, and UltraEdge currently have a presence in Lyon.
