SWI Group accelerates transition towards Digital Infrastructure
Singapore and Amsterdam, (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- SWI Capital Holding Ltd (Euronext Amsterdam: SWICH, “SWI Group”) is a listed investment group. Today, SWI Group confirmed the strategic shift that has transformed its business strategy over the past year: currently, more than 80% of the Group’s capital is allocated to transatlantic digital infrastructure platforms with capacity exceeding 4 GW, with ambitions to increase this to 90%.
SWI Group confirmed the completion of the previously announced acquisition of a controlling stake of more than 70% in Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), which will be renamed SWI Digital.
Digital infrastructure now accounts for more than 80% of SWI Group’s capital allocation, with plans to increase this to more than 90% over time.
SWI Group will develop its own HPC and GPU-as-a-service platform - the partnership with Polarise is being converted into a financial cooperation.
SWI Group expects to record double-digit growth in 2026.
Under the leadership of its founders, Max-Hervé George and Jaume Sabater, SWI Group has developed into a listed investment group that uses its own balance sheet across various high-growth private market opportunities, alongside its established asset management activities. SWI Group is accelerating the growth of its own capital investment activities, focusing primarily on data centres and AI infrastructure, and expects double-digit balance sheet growth in 2026.
SWI DIGITAL
With the assistance of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acting as exclusive financial adviser for the acquisition, SWI Group obtained a controlling stake of more than 70% in GDA through acquisition and restructuring. SWI Group will be renamed SWI Digital and will serve as SWI Group’s digital infrastructure platform focused on the US market.
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS A DRIVER OF VALUE CREATION
SWI Group is strategically focusing its capital allocation on digital infrastructure, having consistently invested in the sector over the past five years to build a portfolio in Europe and the US with total power capacity exceeding 4 GW. Currently, more than 80% of SWI Group’s capital is allocated to digital infrastructure, with plans to increase this to more than 90% over time. SWI Group’s digital infrastructure investments are supported by two platforms:
AiOnX – SWI’s AI infrastructure platform in Europe is developing a portfolio of hyperscale, AI-ready data centre campuses in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Spain, and Italy, with one site already secured by a leading hyperscale tenant.
SWI Digital (GDA) – SWI’s US-focused digital infrastructure group with a land bank that is powered and connected to the electricity grid, giving SWI a significant foothold in the world’s largest and fastest-growing market for AI and high-performance computing capacity.
FROM LAND AND POWER TO COMPUTING: HPC AND GPU-AS-A-SERVICE
Beyond ownership of land, power, and data centre capacity, SWI Group is expanding its role in the value chain towards AI computing. SWI Group will leverage its highly experienced team and balance sheet strength to develop its own proprietary AI cloud computing platform designed to provide GPU-accelerated computing for enterprises, research institutions, and AI developers.
Through the combination of powered AiOnX and GDA sites together with SWI Group’s HPC layer, SWI has a vertically integrated digital infrastructure ecosystem that can capture value at every layer of the AI infrastructure chain.
POLARISE TRANSACTION
Regarding the partnership with Polarise announced earlier this year, SWI has decided not to proceed with the originally planned completion of the transaction.
Instead of purchasing a majority stake in Polarise, SWI Group will provide funding to help Polarise’s founders reorganise the company’s structure and development, while the two entities will remain separate and pursue their respective business directions.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BEYOND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Beyond digital infrastructure, SWI Group continues to manage a series of diversified investments with different return drivers. These include:
Industrial and logistics property in Europe through SERT, which is investment-grade rated and listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange,
Multi-unit residential property in the US through Varia US, which is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange,
a strengthening investment conviction in the culture, sports, and entertainment sectors, which SWI Group believes offer attractive investment opportunities before institutional investors share the same view;
an opportunistic strategy not tied to any particular asset class, investing in various opportunities identified by SWI Group across diverse markets, including distressed situations and financial assets.
Max-Hervé George, co-founder and CEO of SWI Group, said: “Our transformation into a listed investment group provides strong financial strength and agility to support the trends we believe will define the next decade. Digital infrastructure is at the core of our investment conviction, and the establishment of SWI Digital is a defining step for SWI Group.”
Jaume Sabater, co-founder of SWI Group and Chief Executive Officer of Stoneweg, added: “The listing on Euronext Amsterdam allows us to focus on investing using our own balance sheet with discipline and conviction. This move enables the Group to capture value quickly and at scale. The completion of our controlling stake acquisition in GDA is the clearest evidence of that strategy to date.”
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