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CANADA

QScale, a Canadian developer and operator of AI-ready data centres, has confirmed that
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has completed the acquisition of the company alongside QScale’ s founders and management team, who will remain shareholders and continue leading the business.
The deal comes as AI demand accelerates globally, driving increased investment in hyperscale and sovereign compute infrastructure. Goldman Sachs Alternatives said the investment reflects growing demand for sustainable and jurisdictionally secure AI capacity in Canada.
Founded in Québec, QScale designs and operates purpose-built data centres engineered for high-performance computing and AI workloads. Its flagship Q01 campus in Lévis uses Québec’ s low-carbon hydroelectric grid and natural cold-climate cooling to reduce environmental impact while supporting high-density compute requirements.

BRAZIL

Elea Data Centres has appointed Thiago Pongelupe as Technical Sales Director as the
Brazilian company accelerates expansion plans focused on AI infrastructure and hyperscale deployments across the country.
Elea Data Centres said the appointment strengthens its senior technical leadership team as demand rises for high-density AI environments and scalable digital infrastructure in Brazil.
Pongelupe will oversee technical project integration, commercial solutions, pricing strategy, partner relationships and expansion initiatives. The company said his responsibilities will support Elea’ s next stage of growth while helping its infrastructure platform meet evolving hyperscale and enterprise requirements.
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