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G42 ESTABLISHES G42 EUROPE AND UK, PARTNERS WITH FRANCE BASED MISTRAL AI
G42, the UAE-based Artificial Intelligence and advanced technology group, announced launch of G42 Europe and UK, a subsidiary headquartered in London. The entity will focus on delivering tailored AI solutions to Europe and UK’ s private sector and partnering with governments and industry to support the build-out of critical AI infrastructure across the UK and continental Europe.
G42 Europe and UK will be co-chaired by two seasoned technology leaders:
Omar Mir, International Board Member at World Wide Technology, brings over 20 years of global tech-industry experience. At WWT, Omar has spearheaded transformative initiatives across UK, Europe, the USA, and the Middle East, driving growth in 5G, edge computing, cloud, and AI services and solutions.
Marty Edelman, Group General Counsel of G42, oversees legal and compliance strategy across the Group’ s diverse global operations and has been instrumental in shaping G42’ s governance framework as it extends into new markets.
“ I am honoured to co-chair G42 Europe and UK at this pivotal moment,” said Omar Mir, Co-Chair of G42 Europe and UK.“ Our goal is to harness G42’ s proven AI expertise and localise it for European and UK businesses – fuelling digital transformation, enhancing competitiveness, and building resilient, sovereign AI infrastructure in partnership with public and private stakeholders.”
“ UK and Europe represents a dynamic market with immense opportunity for AI-driven innovation,” said Marty Edelman, Co-Chair and Group General Counsel, G42.“ By establishing a dedicated hub in London, we strengthen our ability to serve clients with deep regulatory understanding and world-class technology solutions.”
The establishment of the new entity follows G42’ s growing momentum in Europe, marked by recent announcements of data centres and compute clusters in France and Italy, and rising interest from several other countries across the region.
In a significant moment for global AI, G42, the Abu Dhabi-based global technology group, and Mistral AI, the AI company headquartered in Paris, announced a strategic partnership to co-develop nextgeneration AI platforms and infrastructure.
The announcement, held on the margins of Choose France, aligns with the broader AI cooperation agreements supported by the UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the French President Emmanuel Macron in February 2025, and underscores the growing momentum between the two nations in shaping a future where artificial intelligence is open and accessible to all.
Rooted in long-standing economic and cultural ties that have defined UAE – France relations for nearly half a century, this alliance reflects a new chapter in crossregional AI cooperation. The collaboration will bring together G42’ s operational scale and AI capabilities, via its various operating companies, including Core42 on AI Infrastructure and Inception on AI Platform and Solutions development, with Mistral AI’ s frontier research, solutions and products in open-weight large language models.
The partnership spans the AI value chain from AI models training, AI agents and infrastructure development to industryspecific applications across Europe, the Middle East, and the Global South. •
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