Digital Realty, Equinix circle atNorth in high-stakes Nordic data center battle

Digital Realty and Equinix have entered a tense bidding race for Nordic data center operator atNorth, as Partners Group seeks roughly €4.5 billion for the company. The deal would give either buyer a strategic foothold in new Nordic markets, including Iceland and Norway—territory neither currently serves. With atNorth expanding across Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, the outcome could reshape data center competition in one of Europe’s fastest-growing infrastructure hubs.