Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Cube on firstcolo sale to CVC DIF
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has advised Cube Infrastructure Managers on the sale of Firstcolo to CVC DIF. The transaction is expected to close by the end of September 2026, subject to customary conditions.
About Firstcolo
Firstcolo was founded in 2007 and is a data centre and infrastructure partner in the Frankfurt metropolitan area. The company operates two data centres in the region.
The FRA7 project
Following the transaction, the focus for the company lays on the greenfield project FRA7 in Rosbach vor der Höhe, in the Frankfurt metropolitan area. The site will have a total capacity of up to 24 MW, or up to 16 MW of IT load, and is designed for AI, high-performance computing, and cloud workloads, having been planned as an AI-ready data centre from the outset.
The Hogan Lovells team
The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader team was led by partner Torsten Rosenboom, supported by counsel Tobias Flasbarth and Andreas Thun, senior associates Sebastian Kummler and Jonas Palme, associate Leon Hofmann, senior business lawyer Nicolas Persch, and business lawyer Lena-Marie Weiß on the corporate and M&A aspects of the sale.
Partner Heiko Gemmel and associate Jan-Niklas Möller handled the tax matters, while senior associate Elena Platte advised on real estate aspects. Partners Tobias Faber and Carla Luh, senior counsel Florian-Alexander Wesche, counsel Alexander Wandt and Katharina Rath, and associates Lina Sophie Makrutzki, Marzieh Rad, Julian Schulz and Tobias Schwalm provided guidance on infrastructure, energy, resources and projects matters.
Counsel Fabian Pfuhl and senior associate Felix Ackermann handled the intellectual property aspects, partner Marc Schweda advised on antitrust, counsel Damian Sternberg provided guidance on public-related matters, and partner Tim Gero Joppich handled employment aspects.
