In an enormous deal within the server farms sector, Boston-based funding fund Battery International Advisors (BGA) is shopping for a 20% stake in Anan Knowledge Facilities, owned by Omer Adam, Maor Melul, and Nessim-Sariel Gaon. The valuation of the corporate, which was based solely 4 years in the past, for the needs of the deal is estimated at NIS 1 billion. The deal was negotiated and closed by Adam himself. Excavations for development of the server farm have already began on the 30-dunam (7.5 acre) web site at Tsor’a, close to Guess Shemesh.
BGA has $4 billion below administration. It affords different funding funds and household workplaces long-term publicity to the technological actual property and infrastructure sector. So far as is thought, that is BGA’s second funding in Israel, a part of a development of increasing funding in native server farms. BGA operates from Boston, Massachusetts, and has workplaces in Ra’anana.
As talked about, Anan Knowledge Facilities is valued at NIS 1 billion within the deal, and the funding will allow it to purchase extra land and expedite initiatives, for instance the 32-megawatt information middle mission at Tsor’a and the 64-megawatt information middle mission in Afula. Anan Knowledge Facilities is believed to be within the course of of shopping for extra websites for initiatives totaling 300 megawatts, which positions it as one of the vital energetic server farm firms within the cloud and AI market in Israel, and one with deep pockets, together with Yossi Shonfeld’s Shonfeld Engineering and Zahi Nahmias’s Mega Knowledge Facilities.
A 12 months in the past, Anan Knowledge Facilities obtained a NIS 420 million mortgage from Mizrahi Tefahot Financial institution for development of the server farm at Tsor’a with no private assure and earlier than any dedication had been obtained from a buyer. The three companions invested an extra NIS 200 million fairness within the mission, which can price a complete of over NIS 1 billion to assemble.
Three gamers are behind Anan Knowledge Facilities: PAI, owned by singer Omer Adam and his household; brothers and enterprise companions Maor and Snir Melul; and Nessim-Sariel Gaon’s Swiss-based Lian Group. Maor Melul and Omer Adam, companions and shut associates, have appreciable expertise in actual property, and personal the Europe-Israel group and PAI, which, along with different companions, maintain business property, accommodations, and income-producing properties price over NIS 1.5 billion.
Nessim-Sariel Gaon owns Swiss firm Polar Knowledge Facilities, which operates in Europe and has information middle installations totaling over 150 megawatts. The corporate started with mining bitcoins in Scandinavia, and later expanded to server farm growth. Polar has raised over $500 million for initiatives in Norway.
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Anan Knowledge Facilities didn’t reply to the report.
Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on November 20, 2025.
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