Polarise and Macquarie Announce Up to €117 Million Financing Deal for European AI Ambitions

Paderborn, 12 January 2026 – Polarise. GmbH (“Polarise”), a leading NVIDIA Cloud Partner, and Macquarie Group (Macquarie), have announced a strategic financing partnership for up to €117 million.

The funding, provided by Macquarie’s Specialised and Asset Finance division within the Commodities and Global Markets business, will support the fit-out of Polarise’s AI data centre (“AI Factory”) in Munich, Germany, and broader AI data centre and GPU development projects throughout Germany and the rest of Europe.

As a leading specialist in the construction of AI Factories, Polarise is playing a central role in setting up the specialized AI infrastructure for the new industrial cloud platform in Germany, with the AI Factory in Munich serving as the heart of the initiative.

Macquarie’s tailored financing enables Polarise to proceed with the expansion of the AI Factory as planned and deliver the infrastructure in time for the planned launch in early 2026.

Michel Boutouil, CEO of Polarise, said: “This financing is pivotal in helping us realise our vision to support Germany’s AI-driven industrial transformation and building the backbone of Europe’s AI ambitions. Macquarie’s ability to execute within an extremely short timeframe, combined with their deep understanding of the AI and data centre sector, has been instrumental in making this project possible. The Munich AI data centre will set a new benchmark for reliability, scalability, and sustainability for our customers.”

Tom McDonell, Associate Director in Macquarie’s Specialised and Asset Finance division, said: “We are proud to partner with Polarise in supporting this groundbreaking project and have been thoroughly impressed by their deep HPC expertise. This partnership reflects our shared commitment to innovation and advancing transformative technologies in the AI infrastructure sector.”

Macquarie’s Specialised and Asset Finance division brings deep expertise in structuring bespoke financing solutions for AI and HPC infrastructure projects globally.

Notes to Editors

Polarise was advised by PwC’s M&A Real Asset Team (Financial).

Media Enquiries

Polarise GmbH

Marc Gazivoda PH: (+49) 159 04119718 E: m.gazivoda@polarise.eu

Macquarie Group

Celina Cornwell PH: (+44) 7920 266370 E: celina.cornwell@macquarie.com

About Polarise GmbH

Polarise is one of Germany’s few end-to-end providers of AI-ready data centers and develops and operates its sustainable, highly efficient AI Factories at top locations in Germany and Europe. Polarise offers access to sovereign AI computing power, including via its own cloud platform, which allows companies to easily integrate and use the computing power. The entire portfolio ranges from AI colocation and private AI clouds to APIs for direct usage. Polarise has a crucial mission: to build the sovereign European AI infrastructure – not in two or three years, but right now.

For further information, visit www.polarise.eu

About Macquarie Group

Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie) is a global financial services group providing clients with asset management, retail and business banking, wealth management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advice and access to capital and principal investment. Founded in 1969, Macquarie employs over 19,000 people in 31 markets. At 30 September 2025, it had assets under management of €540.6 billion.

Macquarie’s Specialised and Asset Finance team provides specialist finance and asset management solutions, offering flexible leasing, secured debt, equity, and equipment advisory services to clients worldwide.

For further information, visit www.macquarie.com