GI Data Infrastructure (GI Partners) and FIT Ventures Invest in BusPatrol

GI Partners and Hamilton Lane Invest in Flexential (~$1B total equity raised)

August 21, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Flexential, a U.S.-based data center and colocation provider, raised additional primary equity via a continuation vehicle and strategic investment led by GI Partners’ GI Data Infrastructure team with participation from funds managed by Hamilton Lane. Combined with prior funding from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, Flexential’s total primary equity raised reaches roughly $1 billion to accelerate site acquisition, secure power commitments, and advance over 110 MW of data center projects while scaling its FlexAnywhere platform.

GI Partners Acquires Majority Interest in DR Fortress, LLC

January 16, 2020

Infrastructure

GI Partners, a private investment firm, acquired a majority interest in DR Fortress, LLC, Hawaii's largest carrier‑neutral data center, in partnership with DR Fortress' management team including co‑founders Fred Rodi and Rosa White. The investment is intended to accelerate growth, increase resiliency, and expand relationships with global cloud and content providers while maintaining local engagement in Hawaii and the broader Pacific region.

H.I.G. Growth Partners Invests in Passport Labs (Series D)

December 16, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

H.I.G. Growth Partners has invested in Passport Labs as part of the company's $65 million Series D growth financing to support expansion of its mobility management platform. The capital will be used to grow Passport's software and ecosystem—enabling broader digital parking payments and new partnerships—across cities, universities and transit agencies.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and GI Partners Invest in Flexential

October 21, 2024

Infrastructure

Flexential, a US data center and digital infrastructure provider, has received a strategic common-equity investment from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), which will partner as a co-control investor alongside existing investor GI Partners to provide primary capital to accelerate expansion. The capital will fund growth of Flexential's FlexAnywhere platform, active development of its national data center footprint, and support demand from enterprise, cloud and AI workloads. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.

BV Investment Partners Makes Growth Investment in StraighterLine

May 5, 2020

Education

BV Investment Partners, a Boston-based middle-market private equity firm, has made a significant growth investment in StraighterLine, an education technology company based in Baltimore. The investment will support StraighterLine's product development (including its Academy platform) and expansion into higher-education and employer markets.

CIVC Partners Invests in iVision

August 18, 2020

IT Services

CIVC Partners has made a growth investment in iVision, an Atlanta-based managed services and technology consulting provider, partnering with founder Gabe Damiani, President David Degitz and the existing management team. The investment will support iVision’s continued organic growth and enable the company to pursue strategic acquisitions while management retains a meaningful ownership stake.