REAL-SFO-2025-001·UK SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE·
SFO opens European data centre bribery investigation
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Summary
The SFO announced a multi-million-pound bribery investigation involving UK company Blu-3 and former associates of Mace Group, supported by searches and three arrests. The agency said Blu-3 and others were suspected of paying more than £3 million in bribes connected with construction of a Netherlands data centre; the allegations remain under investigation. The operation involved searches at UK properties and a Monaco premises, with support from the National Crime Agency.