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Rumble to Acquire Germany’s Northern Data in €663 Million Share Swap to Expand AI Cloud

Northern Data holders are set to receive 2.0281 Rumble shares per share plus a potential $200 million cash bonus tied to selling the company’s bitcoin‑mining unit.

Overview

  • Rumble says the offer values Northern Data at about €663 million, below the firm’s roughly €756 million market capitalization at Friday’s close.
  • Northern Data shareholders would own about 30.4% of Rumble after closing, and Rumble says it has already secured 72% of Northern Data with plans to delist the German company.
  • Rumble frames the deal as a push to scale AI cloud services by adding Northern Data’s data centers and access to Nvidia high‑performance processors.
  • Northern Data evolved from bitcoin mining to operating cloud infrastructure, and the contingent cash component depends on divesting its mining business.
  • Tether is the largest shareholder in both companies, with prior funding that includes a $610 million loan to Northern Data and a $775 million investment in Rumble, and part of the loan will convert into Rumble equity with the remainder assumed as debt.