LightEdge Acquires Connectria
April 2, 2024
LightEdge, a GI Partners‑backed provider of secure cloud and colocation services, has agreed to acquire Connectria, a St. Louis‑based multi‑cloud infrastructure and managed hosting provider. The deal adds six data centers to LightEdge’s footprint, expands its public cloud hosting capabilities (IBM, AWS, Azure), and is expected to close before the end of April.
- Buyers
- LightEdge
- Targets
- Connectria
- Platforms
- LightEdge
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Missouri, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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