What Cap Ingelec does

Cap Ingelec is a French private engineering and construction company, structured as a SAS and headquartered in Mérignac near Bordeaux, that delivers turnkey design-and-build services across three domains: datacenters, industrial cleanrooms, and critical energy infrastructure. Founded in 1990, the firm operates through 14 offices across France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, and Hungary with 800 collaborators, and reported €685M of turnover in 2025. Its core technical offering spans full lifecycle datacenter delivery—from site qualification, BIM-integrated design, construction, and commissioning through ongoing energy management—supported by EU Code of Conduct recognition for PUE optimization, and a documented track record of 1,800+ projects, 900 MW of high-quality power capacity delivered, and 1.5 GW total installed capacity. Dedicated subsidiaries INGENOVA and CAP DC España concentrate datacenter expertise and international execution respectively, while the Industries vertical serves controlled-atmosphere facilities (notably battery gigafactories for clients such as ACC) and the Energies vertical covers high-voltage grid connections and emerging hydrogen infrastructure. The business model is project-based professional services and turnkey construction revenue, complemented by lifecycle managed services; pricing is custom-quoted per project with no disclosed fixed pricing. The go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise field sales, anchored on a base of 2,500+ referenced clients that include DATA4, Equinix, Interxion/Digital Realty, Bouygues Telecom, TELEHOUSE, TDF, CNRS, Etix Everywhere, and ACC. Cap Ingelec is independently owned with an employee shareholding program and is led by CEO Matthieu Cales and President Jean-Paul Cales, with no external private-equity or venture-capital ownership indicated.

Name

Cap Ingelec

Legal name

CAP INGELEC SAS

Website

https://capingelec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Datacenter Engineering & Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621)

akta.pro primary industry

Substation & Interconnection EPC (Collector/POI Substations, Switchyards) (EUAEADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Plant & Materials Handling EPC (Crushing, Conveying, Stockpiles, Loadout) (IMAKAOAE), Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

Keywords

• Datacenter engineering
• Turnkey construction
• Cleanroom facilities
• Critical energy infrastructure
• Building information modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-jean-d'illac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Engineering and consulting services: Technical engineering, audit, diagnostic, design studies, regulatory compliance, R&D, and administrative support services from project inception through delivery.
2. Turnkey construction projects: One-time project-based revenue for complete datacenter, industry, and critical facility construction or rehabilitation. Majority of projects delivered as turnkey ('clés en main') engagements with guaranteed performance outcomes.
3. Datacenter lifecycle management: Ongoing services including consulting and urbanization, fit-out and cabling, deployment and installation, relocation, proximity services, and decommissioning and recycling.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cap Ingelec delivers turnkey engineering, design, and construction services for complex technical buildings, primarily datacenters, industrial cleanrooms (White Rooms, Anhydrous Rooms), and critical energy infrastructure. The company covers the full project lifecycle from site qualification and concept design through construction, commissioning, and ongoing energy/lifecycle management, with specialized expertise in PUE optimization and EU Code of Conduct energy compliance for enterprise clients including telecom operators, colocation providers, hyperscalers, and manufacturers of battery gigafactories.

Product overview

Cap Ingelec is a French engineering company offering turnkey design and build services across three core domains: Datacenter, Industries (cleanrooms), and Critical Facilities (Energies). The portfolio centers on a unified engineering offering with turnkey project delivery, supported by two specialized subsidiaries—INGENOVA for datacenter engineering with dual IT and real estate expertise, and CAP DC for international datacenter operations. The datacenter division represents the company's growth engine with services spanning development advisory, technical engineering, construction/commissioning, and lifecycle management. The Industries division serves controlled-atmosphere environments including battery gigafactories, while the Critical Facilities division focuses on energy infrastructure including HV grid connections and hydrogen facilities. The company operates in France and internationally (Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Hungary) with 800 employees, €685M turnover in 2025, and over 1,800 datacenter construction projects totaling 900 MW capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INGENOVA: Subsidiary specialized 100% in datacenter market with expertise bridging datacenter and IT infrastructure.
• CAP DC

Products and services

• Datacenter Services Specialized datacenter engineering covering development advisory, technical engineering, construction/renovation, and full lifecycle management. Includes consulting and urbanization, fit-out and cabling, deployment and installation, relocation, proximity services, and decommissioning and recycling. Targeted at telecom operators, colocation providers, hyperscale operators and hosting companies.
• Industries (Cleanrooms) Engineering and construction of industrial facilities including cleanrooms for controlled-atmosphere environments, including White Rooms, Anhydrous Rooms, and associated Utilities (High Current, Steam, Chilled Water, Special Fluids). Served automotive (battery gigafactories), pharmaceutical, biotech and high-tech manufacturing clients.
• Critical Facilities (Energies) Engineering services for critical energy infrastructure including high voltage grid connections (HTB), energy efficiency solutions, decarbonization plans, and green hydrogen infrastructure for industrial electrolysis. Targets energy infrastructure operators and industrial facilities requiring critical power systems.
• Turnkey Design & Build Services Comprehensive engineering and construction services delivering datacenters, industrial facilities (cleanrooms), and critical energy infrastructure on a turnkey ('clés en main') basis from site qualification through commissioning, with result-oriented performance commitments.
• Technical Engineering Services Project management and technical engineering support serving as a strong partner for project success, providing recognized technical know-how across datacenter, industry and energy engagements.
• INGENOVA (datacenter subsidiary services) Subsidiary specializing 100% in datacenter engineering with dual IT and real-estate culture, enabling end-to-end turnkey datacenter delivery from exterior infrastructure to IT room urbanization. Provides integrated datacenter services from external infrastructure to internal IT room design.
• CAP DC / CAP DC España (datacenter subsidiaries) International subsidiary providing 100% datacenter-dedicated services with 20 years of market experience. CAP DC handles critical missions for the most demanding market sectors in France, and CAP DC España enables local execution of datacenter projects in Spain, combining Cap Ingelec's design expertise with local execution resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• 900 MW of high-quality power capacity delivered
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• France Data CenterminorOthersIndustry association membership supporting the development and promotion of French data center infrastructure. Cap Ingelec participates as a member aligned with its datacenter core business.
• ATEE (Association Technique Energie Environnement)minorOthersTechnical association for energy and environment. Cap Ingelec maintains membership as part of its energy efficiency and sustainability positioning in datacenter and industrial engineering.
• Alliance Green IT (AGIT)minorOthersGreen IT alliance promoting sustainable digital infrastructure. Cap Ingelec has been a proud supporter since its founding in 2011, contributing to energy efficiency advocacy in the datacenter sector.
• Uptime InstituteminorOthersGlobal data center authority providing standards, certifications, and expertise. Cap Ingelec aligns datacenter designs with Uptime Institute tier standards (e.g., TIER III) as part of its service offering.
• EU Code of Conduct (European Commission)coreOthersCap Ingelec holds recognized European competencies under the EU Code of Conduct for data centres, awarded by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. This recognition specifically covers energy performance and PUE optimization capabilities, constituting a core differentiator.
• INGENOVAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINGENOVA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cap Ingelec, 100% dedicated to the datacenter market with a strong engineering culture. It bridges datacenter infrastructure and IT urbanization, enabling Cap Ingelec to offer fully integrated turnkey datacenter delivery from external infrastructure to internal IT room design. Founded approximately 20 years ago.
• CAP DCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAP DC is a specialized subsidiary focused exclusively on datacenter projects, with 20 years of market existence. Teams perform critical missions for the most demanding datacenter operators, complementing Cap Ingelec's broader engineering capabilities.
• CAP DC EspañaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary enabling local execution of datacenter projects in Spain. Combines Cap Ingelec's design expertise with local execution resources, ensuring compliance with local standards and project timelines.
• Data Centre World ParisminorOthersCap Ingelec participates in Data Centre World Paris, a major European datacenter industry conference featuring panel discussions on edge facilities, AI-driven management tools, financing challenges, and construction strategies.
• IDA (Infrastructure Data Analytics)minorOthersIndustry initiative referenced in connection with Cap Ingelec's datacenter service capabilities, potentially relating to data center performance analytics and infrastructure management.
• TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association)minorOthersTelecommunications Industry Association referenced in connection with Cap Ingelec's datacenter service capabilities, relating to infrastructure standards compliance.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Exyte: German-headquartered global high-tech facility EPC builder covering datacenters, semiconductor fabs, and battery gigafactories. Closest direct competitor to Cap Ingelec's turnkey datacenter and cleanroom offering across Europe.
• Mercury Engineering: Irish-headquartered European engineering and construction firm specializing in datacenter, semiconductor, and life sciences mission-critical facilities. Direct competitor on hyperscale datacenter builds in Western Europe.
• DPR Construction: US-headquartered technical builder with one of the largest dedicated datacenter construction practices in the world, increasingly active in European hyperscale builds alongside firms like Cap Ingelec.
• Holder Construction: US-based national builder specializing in mission-critical datacenter construction for hyperscalers. Comparable turnkey datacenter delivery model and customer base to Cap Ingelec.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering and construction services firm with a dedicated datacenter and mission-critical practice serving hyperscalers and colos. Competes with Cap Ingelec on large European datacenter engineering tenders.
• WSP: Global engineering professional services firm with a Property & Buildings / Mission Critical practice. Overlaps with Cap Ingelec on datacenter engineering, energy efficiency, and industrial facility design across Europe.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with significant datacenter and mission-critical facility practice, including energy/cooling optimization work that overlaps with Cap Ingelec's EU Code of Conduct-anchored offering.
• Arcadis: Global design and engineering consultancy with established datacenter and industrial facilities practices across Europe, competing for the same hyperscale and industrial client mandates as Cap Ingelec.

Regional players

• Egis: French-headquartered global engineering and operations group with energy, building, and infrastructure practices. Domestic French competitor to Cap Ingelec for industrial and energy engineering mandates.

Emerging players

• Winthrop Engineering: Irish-headquartered specialist contractor focused on datacenter and mission-critical facility construction in Europe. Comparable delivery model and customer profile to Cap Ingelec's European operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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