OVH up 140 million to become N ° 1 in the world

The French specialist OVH announces that it completed a round of 140 million euros from 10 banks. Purpose of the maneuver to expand in Europe and North America.

OVH has announced a fundraising of 140 million euros, financed by several banks including BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole (Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Regional Bank Credit Agricole Mutuel Nord de France) and HSBC. 

However, meeting in "pool", banks are not directly in the capital of Roubaix. Funding can cover "70% of future investments in Europe and North America, the rest being self-financing (...) In addition, this funding allows us to strengthen our relationships with financial partners who trust us history over 10 years and reaffirmed through this operation and the extent of subscription, their willingness to support the development of OVH. understand, "says Nicolas Boyer, CFO of OVH.

The French group wants to start by strengthening its position in Europe and its activities in North America, where it has already started its expansion by opening a data center near Montreal, Canada. With approximately 150,000 servers currently OVH displays great ambitions with his arrival on the North American market to become the world number 1.