Edge Centres Acquires Hyson International

NetSpark Acquires Helios Solutions Group and Edge Insights

January 19, 2026

Telecommunications

NetSpark IP & Telecom completed its ninth and tenth acquisitions with the purchases of Helios Solutions Group (Chicago, Illinois) and Edge Insights (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania). The deals expand NetSpark's national telecom and managed-services platform, deepen partner and marketplace relationships, and retain employees and founders to support integration and continued customer service.

Edge Centres Acquires QuadraNet

April 8, 2024

Telecommunications

Australian data centre operator Edge Centres has acquired US colocation and bare-metal provider QuadraNet, adding 10 facilities to its US footprint and increasing Edge’s presence across nine US metro areas. Terms were not disclosed; Edge Centres will merge certain LA assets and appoint its CTO Kiarash Jahangiri as QuadraNet CEO to oversee operations.

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.

Higginbotham Acquires Iscential

August 15, 2023

Insurance

Fort Worth-based Higginbotham has acquired Houston-based independent insurance agency Iscential, adding a second Houston team and expanding its local presence. The deal brings Iscential's ~140 associates and risk-management, insurance and financial services capabilities into Higginbotham's employee-owned platform; Dowling Hales served as exclusive financial advisor to the sellers.

Hub International Acquires Assets of Hobson Insurance (Montana)

April 5, 2023

Insurance

Hub International Limited acquired the assets of Cherokee Capital, Inc., d/b/a Hobson Insurance, a full-service independent agency based in Hobson, Montana. The Hobson team, led by co-owners Kristy Longfellow and Misty Kriskovich, will join Hub Mountain to expand Hub's commercial and personal insurance capabilities in the region; terms were not disclosed.

365 Data Centers Acquires U.S. Colocation and Network Business from Sungard Availability Services

November 7, 2022

Telecommunications

365 Data Centers has agreed to acquire Sungard Availability Services' U.S. colocation and network business, adding eight primarily high-density data centers across key edge markets and roughly 400 customers. The asset purchase expands 365's footprint to 20 network-centric facilities and was funded by 365's existing equity owners (including Stonecourt Capital and Lumerity Capital) and its lending syndicate.