GI Partners Acquires Controlling Interest in LightEdge

LightEdge Acquires Connectria

April 2, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

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.

LightEdge Acquires Cavern Technologies

September 22, 2021

Infrastructure

LightEdge, a GI Partners-backed hybrid cloud and colocation provider, has acquired Cavern Technologies, a Lenexa (Kansas City) underground colocation and data center provider. The deal expands LightEdge's footprint into the Kansas City market and adds Cavern's underground, enterprise-grade colocation capacity and managed connectivity offerings to LightEdge's hybrid-IT platform.

LightEdge Acquires NFINIT

April 26, 2022

IT Services

LightEdge, a Des Moines-based provider of colocation, cloud, and managed services, has acquired San Diego-based NFINIT, an infrastructure solutions provider specializing in data center, cloud, security, connectivity, and managed services. The acquisition expands LightEdge’s footprint into the San Diego market and augments its colocation and managed-service capabilities to support continued North American growth.

Oak Hill Capital Acquires Controlling Interest in Greenlight Networks

March 7, 2022

Telecommunications

Oak Hill Capital will acquire a controlling interest in Greenlight Networks through its Oak Hill Capital Partners VI fund and plans to invest up to $300 million to accelerate the fiber-to-the-home expansion across New York and beyond. Greenlight currently serves approximately 80,000 homes, employs about 160 people, and the transaction is expected to close pending New York State Public Service Commission approval.

Lightyear Capital Acquires Controlling Stake in Lighthouse (eDiscovery/GRC)

May 1, 2019

IT Services

Lightyear Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Lighthouse Technologies Holdings Corp (Lighthouse), a Seattle-headquartered provider of technology-enabled eDiscovery, information governance and GRC software and services. The transaction gives Lightyear control of Lighthouse as part of a growth strategy to expand the company's enterprise data management and eDiscovery capabilities; Spire Capital Partners (a prior investor) exited in the transaction.

Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires FirstLight from Oak Hill Capital

February 21, 2018

Telecommunications

Antin Infrastructure Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire FirstLight, a fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure provider headquartered in Albany, New York, from Oak Hill Capital Partners IV. The acquisition, intended to accelerate FirstLight’s growth and enhance its service capabilities for enterprise and carrier customers across the Northeast, was expected to close in the second half of 2018; financial terms were not disclosed.