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Signature(s)

Amount
€ 50,000,000
Countries
Sector(s)
Latvia : € 2,000,000
Finland : € 3,500,000
Lithuania : € 5,500,000
Sweden : € 11,500,000
Denmark : € 27,500,000
Services : € 50,000,000
Signature date(s)
26/04/2023 : € 2,000,000
26/04/2023 : € 3,500,000
26/04/2023 : € 5,500,000
26/04/2023 : € 11,500,000
26/04/2023 : € 27,500,000

Summary sheet

Release date
9 March 2023
Status
Reference
Signed | 26/04/2023
20220746
Project name
Promoter - financial intermediary
ATEA DATA CENTRES AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
ATEA ASA
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 50 million
EUR 103 million
Location
Sector(s)
Description
Objectives

The project concerns: (i) the capacity expansion of existing data centres located in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania; (ii) the modernisation and harmonisation of the global company IT platforms; (iii) the investments to increase the efficiency and service offered by the new logistics centre in Sweden. These investments will increase the capacity and efficiency of the company in order to improve the IT service delivery to the mostly public customers.

Once the project will be implemented, the company will profit from a higher capacity in its Swedish logistics centre, modern IT applications for the internal operation but even more so for the servicing of the customers and finally also a higher data centre capacity to cope with the strongly growing demand.

Additionality and Impact

The project supports Europe in its efforts to foster its competitive position in the IT infrastructure and services business and therefore contributes to the targets of the EU Digital Compass target, that by 2030, 75% of EU companies shall be using Cloud/AI/Big Data, by providing the underlying infrastructure.

 

The outcome of the project will furthermore lead to economic benefits, as it will address issues related to cyber-security. Finally, this project addresses the market failure related to the under provision of cybersecurity which in general has a public good nature. 


The promoter is experienced in the design and operation of data centres, in IT logistics and IT application development. It has also an experienced management team and in-depth understanding of market needs and drivers, which will support project implementation, results delivery and address the market failures.


Moreover, the project is expected to have a positive impact on other sectors of the economy, contributing to sustainable growth, innovation and competitiveness in Europe, resulting in an Economic Rate of Return (ERR) which is Very Good.


EIB's contribution to the project stems from the combination of a financial advantage, long tenor, flexible terms of the loan, and helping to crowd-in other financiers, thereby facilitating its full financing and implementation.

Environmental aspects
Procurement

The investments will concern software development and the capacity expansion of existing data and logistics centres. Therefore, it is unlikely that the project will fall under the Annexes of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU amended by Directive 2014/52/EU. Still the environmental details will be assessed during the appraisal.

The promoter has been assessed by EIB as being a private company not operating in the utilities sector and not having a status of a contracting entity, thus not being subject to EU rules on public procurement.

Milestone
Under appraisal
Approved
Signed
25 April 2023
26 April 2023
Link to source

Disclaimer

Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

Documents

Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - ATEA DATA CENTRES AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Publication Date
3 May 2023
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
166956749
Document Focus
Environmental Information
Project Number
20220746
Sector(s)
Regions
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