GI Partners has agreed to acquire Nordic tower and broadcast infrastructure operator Digita Group from funds managed by DigitalBridge, in a deal that will hand the US investment firm a scaled platform in Finland and Iceland’s digital infrastructure markets.
The transaction covers Digita Oy in Finland and IslandsTurnar in Iceland, giving GI Partners one of the largest independent tower portfolios in the Nordics, with nationwide networks in both countries. Digita is a key partner for Finland’s public broadcaster Yle, operating the terrestrial TV and radio infrastructure that reaches almost the entire population.
DigitalBridge has owned Digita since 2018, during which time the business has expanded from around 200 tower sites to more than 950 and accelerated growth in data centre and IoT services, positioning itself as a diversified broadcast and wireless infrastructure platform. The sale follows reports earlier this year that DigitalBridge was exploring a disposal of Digita at a valuation of around $1.2 billion.
“We are extremely grateful to DigitalBridge for the resources and expertise they have provided throughout their investment period,” said Digita CEO Vesa Tykkyläinen, crediting the shareholder with helping the company invest in “critical infrastructure in Finland whilst diversifying and scaling the business”. He said Digita is “positioned for further compelling growth” under its new owner.
GI Partners will acquire Digita through its data infrastructure strategy, which targets assets such as data centres, telecom towers, fibre and wireless access networks that provide “predictable, recurring revenue” from essential digital services.
Matt Barker, head of Europe, data infrastructure at GI Partners, said the firm sees “great opportunity to further expand the platform as an independent tower company, and operator of high-quality data centres and IoT networks” across Finland and Iceland.
Digita will continue to operate as an independent company within GI Partners’ portfolio and says the deal will have no impact on day-to-day operations or customer relationships. The company expects the additional capital and sector expertise to support further investment in network modernisation and new services, following a period that has already seen it play a central role in Finland’s transition to all-HD terrestrial broadcasting in 2025.
The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to customary approvals. It adds another European communications infrastructure asset to GI Partners’ growing data infrastructure portfolio and underlines continuing investor appetite for towers and broadcast platforms as traffic and capacity demands rise across the region.
