GI Partners and Hamilton Lane Invest in Flexential (~$1B total equity raised)
August 21, 2025
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.
- Buyers
- GI Partners (GI Data Infrastructure), Hamilton Lane (funds managed by), Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (existing investor mentioned)
- Targets
- Flexential
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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