G42 opens European HQ in London
London hub will drive European infrastructure build-out
#UAE #UK #G42 - Abu Dhabi-based AI powerhouse G42 Group has launched G42 Europe & UK, a London-headquartered subsidiary focused on delivering tailored AI solutions to the region's private sector, whilst partnering with governments to build critical AI infrastructure across the UK and continental Europe. The new entity will be co-chaired by World Wide Technology international board member Omar Mir and G42 Group General Counsel Marty Edelman, combining over 20 years of global technology experience with deep regulatory expertise. The European expansion follows G42's recent announcements of data centres and compute clusters in France and Italy, positioning the UAE company to serve European markets with sovereign AI capabilities and world-class supercomputing infrastructure.
SO WHAT? - The European expansion is a significant milestone in G42’s development, after 18 months of rapid expansion internationally. The London-based operations provide G42 with direct access to European regulatory frameworks and business relationships whilst offering European organisations an alternative to US and Chinese AI providers for sovereign computing requirements. The new European headquarters could provide a base from which to capitalise on recent deals to build AI infrastructure and high-performance computing systems in France and Italy, perhaps advancing access to other key markets.
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G42 Group has launched G42 Europe & UK, a London-headquartered subsidiary focused on delivering tailored AI solutions to Europe’s private sector whilst partnering with governments to build critical AI infrastructure across the UK and continental Europe.
The new entity will be co-chaired by World Wide Technology international board member Omar Mir, who brings over 20 years of global technology experience in 5G, edge computing, cloud and AI services, alongside G42 Group General Counsel Marty Edelman, who oversees legal and compliance strategy across G42's global operations.
G42 Europe & UK will leverage the parent company's network of supercomputing nodes, data centres and AI capabilities to deliver end-to-end services from strategic advisory and model development to infrastructure deployment and managed services across key sectors including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and energy sectors.
The European launch builds on G42's momentum in Europe following recent announcements of data centres and compute clusters in France and Italy, with rising interest from several other European countries seeking AI infrastructure partnerships.
The London hub will collaborate with national and regional bodies to advance data sovereignty initiatives and support next-generation AI infrastructure rollout, addressing European requirements for local data processing and regulatory compliance.
G42's European operations will offer scalable, secure AI services whilst maintaining deep regulatory understanding of European frameworks, positioning the UAE company as a leading infrastructure providers.
The Abu Dhabi group will be able to bring its whole portfolio of companies into play in Europe including infrastructure subsidiary Khazna Data Centers, sovereign cloud specialist Core42, cybersecurity firm CPX, big data and AI analytics company Presight, and AI applied research lab Inception.
ZOOM OUT - The launch of G42’s European headquarters follows major infrastructure commitments across the continent. Group subsidiary Core42 recently announced a €1 billion partnership with Italian AI company iGenius to develop the Colosseum supercomputer powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. The gorup also recently announced establishing an AMD-powered AI facility in Grenoble, France through partnership with DataOne. Meanwhile, G42 is also now better positioned to support development of Europe's largest AI campus in the Paris region, a 1.4 gigawatt facility backed by Abu Dhabi investment company MGX in partnership with French national investment bank Bpifrance and AI company Mistral AI, with construction beginning in 2026.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
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