Compass Datacenters Acquires ROOT Data Center

Brookfield Infrastructure and Ontario Teachers' Acquire Compass Datacenters from RedBird and Azrieli

June 20, 2023

Infrastructure

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Compass Datacenters from RedBird Capital Partners and the Azrieli Group. Compass, headquartered in Dallas and known for building hyperscale data center campuses, will continue to be led by founder and CEO Chris Crosby as the new owners support the company's global expansion and sustainable campus development.

Northstar Technologies Group Acquires Majority Ownership of Compass Quantum

April 2, 2025

Infrastructure

Northstar Technologies Group has acquired majority ownership of Compass Quantum (Compass EdgePoint Systems) from Compass Datacenters. The deal makes Compass Datacenters a strategic partner while positioning Northstar to scale Quantum’s modular edge data center manufacturing and expand into defense, federal and AI/edge markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

UPSTACK Acquires DataCenterAndColocation.com

July 22, 2021

IT Services

UPSTACK has acquired DataCenterAndColocation.com, a consulting firm that advises midmarket and enterprise customers on data center and colocation solutions; terms were not disclosed. As part of the deal, CEO John Giaquinta joins UPSTACK as a Partner and Managing Director and becomes an equity stakeholder. The acquisition supports UPSTACK's strategy to expand its advisor network and capabilities as it scales following a $50 million equity investment from Berkshire Partners.

Intelishift Acquires Data Canopy with $50M Growth Investment from Metropolitan Partners Group

June 27, 2023

Infrastructure

Intelishift has acquired Data Canopy and the combined business will operate under the Data Canopy brand to expand cloud, hybrid-cloud and colocation offerings. The acquisition was facilitated by a $50 million growth capital investment from Metropolitan Partners Group to support the transaction and fund further acquisitions and organic growth.

US Signal Acquires Detroit North Data Center (Auburn Hills, MI)

August 13, 2024

Infrastructure

US Signal has acquired the Detroit North Data Center at 1035 West Entrance Drive in Auburn Hills, Michigan, expanding its footprint to three facilities in Metro Detroit and sixteen data centers nationwide. The 76,000-square-foot, Tier III-ready facility offers up to 8MW of power (4MW immediately available), is SSAE 18/HIPAA/PCI-compliant, and will be staffed 24/7 with planned fiber buildouts to support AI and high-power workloads.

Accenture Acquires Root Inc.

April 23, 2021

Consulting

Accenture has acquired Root Inc., a 30-year consultancy that helps Global 2000 organizations activate strategy and transform culture through creative and experiential approaches. Root will join Accenture's Talent & Organization / Human Potential team to strengthen Accenture's organizational change management capabilities; terms were not disclosed.