1547 and Harrison Street Acquire DRFortress

Valterra Partners and fifteenfortyseven Acquire ColoHouse

June 8, 2021

Infrastructure

Valterra Partners LLC and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty LLC partnered to acquire ColoHouse, a Miami-headquartered colocation, cloud and managed services provider, in a transaction that also includes the former Green House Data facility in Orangeburg, New York. The combined business — led by ColoHouse CEO Paul Bint — will operate more than 14 locations across eight countries and will pursue organic growth and accretive M&A to expand its footprint and service offerings.

Grain Management Acquires Majority Stake in 55 Hereford Street (Brampton Data Center)

June 15, 2023

Infrastructure

Grain Management, in partnership with StratCap, has acquired a majority stake in 55 Hereford Street (55H), a 127,000 sq. ft., Tier III data center in Brampton, Ontario. The joint-venture plans to expand site power capacity and pursue lease-up opportunities with hyperscalers, wholesale tenants and enterprises as part of a value-add growth strategy.

Harrison Street Acquires Majority Stake in RoundShield Partners

August 4, 2025

Financial Services

Harrison Street has acquired a 60% equity stake in RoundShield Partners, a European credit investment manager with approximately $5.4 billion in assets under management. Financial terms were not disclosed; RoundShield's senior management will retain the remaining ownership and continue to lead the business as Harrison Street expands its European credit capabilities and real-asset credit offerings.

HelpSystems (Fortra) Acquires Digital Guardian

October 27, 2021

Cybersecurity

HelpSystems (now Fortra) acquired Digital Guardian, a provider of SaaS and managed service-enabled data loss prevention (DLP) solutions, to strengthen its data security portfolio. The deal brings Digital Guardian’s endpoint, network and cloud DLP capabilities and managed services into Fortra’s security offering to improve data classification and protection across environments.

HelpSystems (Fortra) Acquires Digital Defense

February 3, 2021

Cybersecurity

HelpSystems (now rebranded as Fortra) acquired Digital Defense, a provider of vulnerability management and threat assessment solutions, to broaden its cybersecurity and security-assessment product suite. The acquisition adds Digital Defense's cloud-native vulnerability scanning engine and US-based penetration-testing services to HelpSystems' existing portfolio, strengthening capability coverage across healthcare, legal, financial services and other industries.

HelpSystems (now Fortra) Acquires Vera

December 23, 2020

Cybersecurity

HelpSystems (now Fortra) acquired Vera, a cloud-based data-centric security provider, to expand its data security portfolio and provide dynamic encryption, tracking and access controls across the full data lifecycle. The acquisition is intended to strengthen HelpSystems' / Fortra's ability to protect sensitive IP and regulated data for customers across financial services, manufacturing, media & entertainment and other industries.