/PRNewswire/ — SWI Capital Holding Ltd (Euronext Amsterdam: SWICH (“SWI Group”), the publicly traded investment group, today confirms the strategic change that has redefined its business strategy over the past year: more than 80% of the group’s capital is now allocated to a transatlantic digital infrastructure platform with a capacity of more than 4 GW, with the aim of increasing this share to 90%
- SWI Group confirms the completion of the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake of over 70% in Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), which will be renamed SWI Digital
- Digital infrastructures now represent more than 80% of SWI Group’s investments, with the objective being to increase this percentage to more than 90% in the long term.
- SWI Group to develop its own HPC and GPU platform as a service – Partnership with Polarise evolves into financial collaboration
- SWI Group expects to record double-digit growth in 2026
Under the leadership of its co-founders, Max-Hervé George and Jaume Sabater, SWI Group has grown into a publicly traded investment group that leverages its equity capital to pursue high-growth opportunities in private markets, alongside its well-established asset management business. The group is accelerating the development of its own investments, focusing mainly on data centers and AI infrastructure, and expects double-digit growth in its balance sheet in 2026.
SWI DIGITAL
With the assistance of Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, acting as exclusive financial advisor for this acquisition, SWI Group has acquired, through acquisitions and restructurings, a majority stake of over 70% in GDA, which will be renamed SWI Digital and become the group’s digital infrastructure platform focused on the US market.
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES, DRIVERS OF VALUE CREATION
SWI Group has strategically directed its investments towards digital infrastructure, investing consistently in this sector over the past five years to build a European and American portfolio with a total capacity exceeding 4 GW. To date, more than 80% of SWI Group’s capital is dedicated to digital infrastructure, with the objective being to increase this percentage to more than 90% over time. SWI Group’s investments in digital infrastructure revolve around two platforms:
- AiOnX – SWI’s European AI infrastructure platform, which is developing a portfolio of AI-ready hyperscale data center complexes in Ireland, the UK, Denmark, Spain and Italy, one site of which has already been reserved by a leading hyperscale tenant.
- SWI Digital (GDA) – SWI’s digital infrastructure division in the United States, which has a portfolio of serviced and grid-connected land, giving SWI a large-scale presence in the world’s largest and most dynamic market for AI and high-performance computing capacity.
FROM EARTH AND ENERGY TO COMPUTING: HPC AND GPU AS A SERVICE
Beyond land ownership, energy and data center capacity, SWI Group is moving up the value chain to move into AI computing. The group will leverage its highly experienced team and balance sheet strength to internally develop its own AI cloud platform, designed to provide GPU-accelerated computing capabilities to enterprises, research institutions and AI developers.
Combining AiOnX and GDA’s connected sites with the group’s HPC layer provides SWI with a vertically integrated digital infrastructure stack, enabling the group to create value at every level of the AI infrastructure chain.
OPERATION POLARIZED
Regarding the partnership with Polarise announced earlier this year, SWI has decided not to carry out this operation as envisaged.
Rather than acquiring a majority stake in Polarise, SWI Group will provide financial support to Polarise’s founders to help them reorganize the company’s structure and continue its development, while the two entities remain separate and follow their own paths.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES BEYOND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Beyond digital infrastructure, SWI Group continues to manage a diversified portfolio of investments with distinct sources of return. These elements include:
- European industrial and logistics real estate via SERT, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange and benefiting from an “investment grade” rating;
- American multi-family residential real estate via Varia US, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange;
- an emerging conviction in the fields of culture, sport and entertainment, sectors in which SWI Group identifies interesting investment opportunities even before an institutional consensus is established;
- an opportunistic strategy, without restriction as to asset class, which consists of investing in opportunities identified by the group in various markets, including distressed situations and financial assets.
Max-Hervé George, co-founder and CEO of SWI Group, declares: “Our transformation into a publicly traded investment group has given us the financial strength and flexibility to support the trends that we believe will define the next decade. Digital infrastructure is at the heart of this belief, and the creation of SWI Digital marks a decisive step for the group.”
Jaume Sabater, co-founder of SWI Group and CEO of Stoneweg, add : “Our listing on Euronext Amsterdam has allowed us to focus on investing our own balance sheet with rigor and conviction. This allows the group to create value quickly and on a large scale. The acquisition of a majority stake in GDA is the clearest evidence of this strategy to date.”
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ABOUT SWI GROUP
SWI Group (SWI Capital Holding Ltd) is an international investment group specializing in private markets, listed on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol SWICH. Born from the merger between Icona and Stoneweg, the group invests its own capital in digital infrastructure, real estate and other private market opportunities, combining an entrepreneurial approach with institutional discipline. For more information, visit www.swi.com.
Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including regarding SWI Group’s strategy, portfolio allocation and the planned name change of GDA to SWI Digital. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied. In particular, there is no guarantee that any transaction, restructuring or listing mentioned in this document will be completed under the conditions described, or even that it will be completed, or within the time frames indicated. SWI Group undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. This press release is published for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase, subscribe for or sell any securities.