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"You can save a child's life." Every day, children are put at risk by dangerous driver behavior. GI Data Infrastructure's portfolio company, BusPatrol, was featured on NBC's the TODAY Show for how its cameras and AI technology help to protect kids. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/gGwqMv2D

Today, Flexential, a GI Partners Private Equity portfolio company, announced that it has received a strategic investment to accelerate growth from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. Congratulations to the GI team and the outstanding Flexential leadership team: Chris Downie, Ryan Mallory, Jason Carolan, Garth Williams, CPA, CFA, Patrick Doherty, Megan Fine, and Veena Bricker. To read more on the announcement, please see the press release here: https://lnkd.in/gYN5ZT27

GI Partners is pleased to announce that Data Infrastructure portfolio company DQE Communications LLC has won ‘Fiber Deal of the Year’ and ‘Mid-Market Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year’ at this year’s TMT M&A Awards gala. These awards celebrate leading deals and dealmakers over the past year. You can see all the winners from the TMT M&A Awards USA 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/gfKDGPNk. Congratulations to the DQE Communications team!

Sector experts, Tony Lin, Managing Director, and Patrick Lawler, Director, were interviewed for the #PERE Data Center Report to discuss the transformation of the data center sector, which GI Partners helped shape over 20 years ago with the formation of Digital Realty.   Read the attached for our insights on this evolving sector and how we are capitalizing on sector dynamics today. 

Emily Azer, Director of GI Data Infrastructure, and Bill Glennon, Principal of GI Data Infrastructure, will be speaking at the TMT M&A Forum USA 2024 on September 25-26. Emily will be speaking on Financing Leaders: Navigating Capital Constraints & Funding the Next Wave of Deals, while Bill will be speaking on Digital Infrastructure M&A – Assessing What’s Next for Transactions. Stop by to hear their insights! #TMTForumUSA TMT Finance

Congratulations to the team at Blue Stream Fiber for achieving this great milestone after many years of hard work!

GI Partners announced a majority investment in eClinical Solutions, a provider of data integration and analytics solutions to support clinical trial data management for life sciences companies. Congratulations to the team led by David Kreter!   To read more on the announcement, please see the press release here: https://lnkd.in/geRxJNjy

GI Partners is excited to announce that the Data Infrastructure strategy and its portfolio companies have been nominated for five distinct awards at the TMT M&A Awards 2024. These awards recognize leading TMT M&A advisors, investors, and dealmakers in the USA, and we are honored for the recognition of our hard work and accomplishments over the past year.     1. Digital Infrastructure Investment Firm of the Year: GI Partners 2. Digital Infrastructure Mid-Market Deal of the Year: DQE Communications LLC 3. Digital Infrastructure Growth Story: Blue Stream Fiber 4. Fiber Deal of the Year: Blue Stream Fiber 5. Fiber Deal of the Year: DQE Communications LLC   We look forward to attending the TMT M&A Awards on September 26 to represent GI Partners and our portfolio companies, and to support other nominated firms in the data infrastructure sector. #TMTAwardsUSA Mike Sicoli, DQE Communications LLC; Dmitry Bury, TD Securities; Scott Wilcoxen, J.P. Morgan; Chris May, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Joseph kinning, Briggs and Morgan, P.A. (now Taft Law); Joe Canavan, Myron Reising, Gavin Keirans, Blue Stream Fiber; Garrett Baker, Zach Caldwell, Lazard; Brandon Howald, Kate H. Withers; Bornah Moghbel, Dwight Kost, Min Kim, Sixth Street

Bluepeak, a GI Data Infrastructure portfolio company, has been announced as a winner of BroadBandNow’s Digital Inclusivity Award. Congratulations to the Bluepeak team on being recognized for their tremendous effort to bring affordable, reliable, and high-quality internet access to underserved and unserved communities!

On July 25th, GI Real Estate signed a major lease with DataBank for a new data center in Ashburn, Virginia. The lease will encompass the entirety of a new two-story data center GI Partners is currently constructing, with delivery expected in Q2 2025.   To read more on the announcement, please see the press release here: https://lnkd.in/gJ7q6t-4