What AVK’s US$1bn Backing Means for European Data Centres

Datacentremagazine · Aug 06, 2026 · 675 words · By Saffron Humphreys

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AVK, a UK-based power solutions provider, has secured over US$1bn in funding from Partners Group to expand its onsite power infrastructure for European data centres. The investment supports an Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model designed to bypass grid connection delays using microgrids and other onsite generation technologies.

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What happened

What AVK’s US$1bn Backing Means for European Data Centres With grid connection queues stretching and AI driving demand for new capacity, AVK is looking to accelerate the route to electricity.

Why it matters

The company has secured more than US$1bn from Partners Group to expand its onsite power business across Europe.

Common ground

The investment marks the first external funding round in AVK’s 36-year history and will see Partners Group take a majority stake in the UK-based power solutions provider.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Partners Group take a majority stake in the UK-based power solutions provider.”

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Benzinga, Partners Group, and other web results explicitly state that Partners Group has acquired a majority/controlling stake in AVK Power Solutions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Partners Group has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in U.K.-based AVK Power Solutions, betting that the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers across Europe will fuel long-term demand for crit…
https://www.benzinga.com/markets/private-markets/26/08/61010…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Swiss private equity firm Partners Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in AVK Power Solutions, a UK-based company that builds power solutions for data centers, starting with an initial invest…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-06/partners-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Partners Group aims to transform AVK into an infrastructure platform offering long-term Energy-as-a-Service solutions to data centers. Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private ma…
https://www.partnersgroup.com/en/news-and-views/press-releas…

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Claim 2: “AVK [is a] UK-based power solutions provider.”

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Multiple sources (StartupHub.ai, AVK's own site, and news reports) confirm AVK is a UK-based power solutions provider specializing in data centers.

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web search NEUTRAL — For over 30 years AVK have been providing Generator & UPS solutions for mission critical services and systems.AVK-SEG was founded in 1989 and were initially the UK specialists for both the AVK and SEG…
https://www.avk-seg.com/about-us/

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web search NEUTRAL — London, United Kingdom, founded 1989. See investors, teamWhat does AVK do? AVK is a company specializing in providing robust and resilient power solutions for data centers and AI infrastructure.
https://www.startuphub.ai/startups/avk

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web search NEUTRAL — Nature-Based Solutions. Net Zero.“AVK is a power solutions business that is technology agnostic and that’s quite important. “We work with really great partners such as Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Wä…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/company-reports/avk-at-35-powe…

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Claim 3: “Its core operations are backed by a new manufacturing facility in Haydock in the North West of England”

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Multiple sources (Techerati and other web results) confirm the opening of a manufacturing facility in Haydock, North West England, with an investment of £3 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — AVK will open its first standalone UK manufacturing facility in Haydock to assemble modular power systems for data centres and AI infrastructure. The site represents an initial investment of £3 millio…
https://channellife.co.uk/story/avk-opens-haydock-plant-for-…

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web search NEUTRAL — AVK has built its business around prime, standby, modular, and dispatchable power systems, with a focus on mission-critical installations. Its operations are supported by a manufacturing facility in H…
https://datacentrenews.uk/story/avk-secures-partners-group-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — AVK has announced a £3 million ($4 million) investment in its first standalone UK manufacturing facility, bringing production of modular power systems for AI-ready data centres to Haydock in the Liver…
https://www.techerati.com/news-hub/investment-of-3m-brings-a…

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Claim 4: “AVK has already tested this approach in Dublin, where it energised what it describes as Europe’s first large-scale data centre microgrid at PureDC earlier this year.”

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Multiple sources (Wärtsilä Energy, Pure DC, and other news reports) confirm the deployment of a 110MW microgrid at PureDC in Dublin, described as Europe's first large-scale data centre microgrid.

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web search NEUTRAL — Designed to support phased data centre delivery without burdening Ireland's national grid, the 110MW microgrid solution will ease energy constraints and help accelerate cloud and AI deployments.
https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/pure-dc-and-avk-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pure DC, a global data centre developer and operator, and AVK, a specialist in mission-critical power solutions, addressed this challenge together at Pure DC’s facility in Dublin.
https://www.wartsila.com/energy/learn-more/references/other-…

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web search NEUTRAL — AVK, a European provider of power solutions for data centres and AI infrastructure, has partnered with Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC) to deploy what the companies describe as Europe’s first large-s…
https://thetechcapital.com/avk-pure-dc-deploy-110mw-microgri…

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Claim 5: “The investment marks the first external funding round in AVK’s 36-year history”

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While sources confirm the investment and that AVK was founded in 1989 (making it roughly 35-36 years old), none of the provided evidence explicitly states that this is the 'first external funding round' in the company's history.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AVK may refer to: Astronomische Vereinigung Kärntens Antivitamin K drugs or vitamin K antagonists Kotava language, ISO code "avk" AVK Holding global manufacturer of valves
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVK

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — N. Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy (1926–2012), popularly known as Cartman Ramaswamy, was an Indian engineer, educationist, management academic and writer, and the founder director of the Indian Institute of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._S._Ramaswamy

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Claim 6: “The private markets firm [Partners Group] has previously invested in decentralised energy in Europe and data centre infrastructure, including scaling and exiting the pan-Nordic data centre platform atNorth.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny Partners Group's specific history with atNorth.

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Claim 7: “nearly 400 employees across 10 hubs in the UK and Europe.”

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The evidence provided for this claim is contradictory or irrelevant. One source mentions 'AVK' employing 4,300 people worldwide (likely the AVK Group valve company), while others discuss AVK-SEG without specifying the 400 employee/10 hub count.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Audi A6 is an executive car manufactured by the German company Audi since 1994. Now in its sixth generation, the successor to the Audi 100 is manufactured in Neckarsulm, Germany, and is available …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an overview of mains electricity by country, with a focus on listing the regional differences in plug and socket types, nominal supply voltages, and AC supply frequencies commonly used for del…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country

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Claim 8: “Its offering will include microgrids and other onsite power systems, with AVK supported by a pipeline of more than 2GW.”

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Data Centre Magazine and other web results specifically mention the offering of microgrids and a pipeline of more than 2GW.

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web search NEUTRAL — AVK is expanding its onsite power strategy as European data centre operators face growing pressure to secure electricity.Its offering will include microgrids and other onsite power systems, with AVK s…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/what-avks-us-1bn-backing…

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web search NEUTRAL — AVK has a 2GW pipeline and recently launched a 110MW natural gas-powered microgrid at a PureDC data center in Dublin, billed as Europe’s first large-scale data center microgrid.
https://baxtel.com/news/partners-group-to-invest-1bn-in-avk-…

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web search NEUTRAL — AVK has already begun putting the model into practice. Earlier in 2026, the company worked with Pure DC on a 110MW on-site microgrid at its Dublin campus, designed to provide dispatchable capacity dur…
https://www.techerati.com/news-hub/avk-and-partners-group-ta…

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Claim 9: “The company has secured more than US$1bn from Partners Group to expand its onsite power business across Europe.”

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Multiple independent sources (Benzinga, Partners Group press release, and other web results) confirm that Partners Group has invested more than $1 billion in AVK Power Solutions to expand its onsite power business.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fortenova Group (Croatian: Fortenova Grupa) is a food producer and retailer headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia. It began operations on 1 April 2019. The company was formed through the implementation of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortenova_Group

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Claim 10: “It [Partners Group] also has experience investing in behind-the-meter turnkey energy solutions providers in the US.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm Partners Group's investments in behind-the-meter turnkey energy solutions in the US.

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