12 Acquisition International - M & A Awards 2022 Best Data Centre & Connectivity Acquisition (Europe): NorthC/Netrics ith a deep commitment to client, staff, and stakeholder alike, NorthC is quickly making itself a linchpin of its industry with its data and connectivity services, directly and indirectly via partners. Indeed, it operates both on a client-to-client basis and through its extensive partner network, making great use of connection and outreach to grow its business and to improve the communication status of the corporate landscape in the macro scale. Building new locations, creating selective new M&A opportunities, as well as taking a rigorous approach to accommodate inorganic growth within its field, it carefully assesses new investment opportunities to reliably offer chances to creative positive returns on investments. With data centers in general being a very hot market at present, it has seen trends come and go. Over the course of the past couple of years, such trends have included prevailing post-pandemic digitization increase on an international level, the rise of working from home, an increase in businesses going paperless, and so much more; by keeping abreast of these changes, it maintains its place at the head of the pack, and keeps its customers in the loop. Potential headwinds currently include high energy prices and public scrutiny, and it promises its clients that it will be continuing to keep track of these going forward. Critically, its people are at the heart of its operation in this way. From its diligent, dedicated, and talented employees – all of whom work hard to hold each other accountable and to grant each other the utmost respect – to its loyal clientele, it only hopes to benefit each of them through its work. With an local, open, flexible, and entrepreneurial mindset, its stalwart and focused attitude in the face of challenge has allowed it to continue to be an inspiring market leader, assessing investments with a level head and the experience of its staff, each of whom draw from an outstanding depth and breadth of knowledge. The entrepreneurial mindset shows itself in the sustainable initiatives NorthC is currently implementing. The company has the first European data center to run a carbon neutral backup based on fuel cells that are powered by green hydrogen. Furthermore, it helps to heat over 10,000 homes in Rotterdam in the largest residual heat project in the Netherlands to date. And for every new data center that is being build, W A sustainable and leading regional data center and connectivity provider that operates, manages, and owns data centres all over the Netherlands, Germany, and Switzerland, NorthC Datacenters (NorthC) offers its services to all manner of retail and enterprise customers. Currently with 16 centres in active operation – and with the creation of many more in the pipeline for the coming years – its aim is to further grow in its region, becoming a top 3 player in the data center market and connectivity. Aug22251 hydrogen and residual heat are in the blueprints. All new data centres are sustainable by design, in essence, establishing it as a pioneer in green corporate function as well as a darling of modern business; similarly, this is something it will see that it brings with it as it moves forward towards a brighter – and greener – future. Company: NorthC Contact: Maarten Goeman Website: northcdatacenters.com
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