Over the years, Piemonte has undertaken significant projects in collaboration with its clients and investors. Its approach, rooted in transparency, ethics and loyalty, focuses on projects that prioritize innovation, sustainability and scalability. This is guided by its distinctive investment philosophy, built on expertise and a thorough anlysis of market trends.
In 2019, Piemonte entered the digital infrastructure sector when it founded Elea Data Centers.
The long-term investment aims to create a sustainable, scalable and highly advanced technological ecosystem of data centers with comprehensive national coverage.
By positioning itself as the platform with the greatest geographical reach in the country with a presence in five different states, Elea achieves its mission of serving not only the main innovation hubs of the Rio-São Paulo axis, but also the main Brazilian regional metropolises. Furthermore, it is the bridgeway to Latin America as it expands the horizons of connections and data storage .
Each year, the company has expanded with more locations, clients, and energy capacity, resulting from a sustainable and efficient operation committed to quality excellence.
Within the next few years, Piemonte aims to increase the volume of capital allocation in Elea because the demand for computing capacity and connectivity—such as AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G, to cite some technological applications—will continue to remodel and guide the digital economy.
Elea Data Centers Announces 120MW Footprint Expansion in the Greater São Paulo Area.
Issue of the fourth debenture of Elea worth R$ 570 million, which included challenging and innovative goals. In addition to improving energy efficiency and aiming to reduce water consumption in its data centers to almost zero, the company committed to increase the presence of women in its leadership by more than 40%.
The Piemonte Group advised Elea in its achievement of the first Great Place to Work (GPTW) Certification.
Acquisition of the TIM data center, located in the hub of technology and innovation in the south of the country.
The Elea Equity Investment Fund (EIF) was created, and Goldman Sachs Corp became an investor. Piemonte currently controls the Elea EIF.
Acquisition of Globo data center, aTier III hyperconnected data center in Rio de Janeiro.
Acquisition of five data centers owned by the Oi Group and located in São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Curitiba and Brasília.
Foundation of Elea Data Centers
Sustainability Environmental, social and governance principles permeate all the layers of Elea’s organizational structure. Sustainability is intrinsically linked to its business strategy, reflecting its continuous commitment to the sustainable development of the IT infrastructure in Brazil, the gateway to the digitalization and development in Latin America.
Its ecosystem of state-of-the-art edge data centers, powered by 100% renewable energy, drives technological innovation and serves as a catalyst for economic and social growth in all the regions in which it operates.
Elea has a formal public commitment to the UN Global Compact and the iMasons Climate Accord. It seeks to promote a more inclusive and diverse society through the sponsorship of social projects that train and introduce young people to the technology market.
The company is certified by Great Place to Work (GPTW), with the seal of the Best Companies to Work For, and was elected for the Ranking of the Revista Exame, Innovative Businesses, in 2024.
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