Brussels, 19 March 2025
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Prime Data Centers LLC by Ares Management Corporation (‘Ares’), Macquarie Group Limited (‘Macquarie’) and Data Realty Group, all of the US.
The transaction relates primarily to the sector of data centres infrastructure solutions.
The Commission concluded that the notified transaction would not raise competition concerns, given the limited impact on the European Economic Area. The notified transaction was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.
More information is available on the Commission’s competition website, in the public case register under the case number M 11843.