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GI Partners Closes Continuation Vehicle and Strategic Investment from GI Data Infrastructure in Flexential
GI Partners, a leading private investment firm, today announced the simultaneous closing of investments by an oversubscribed, single-asset continuation vehicle and GI Data Infrastructure in Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions. Both the continuation vehicle, anchored by funds managed by Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), and the GI Data Infrastructure investment offered existing GI Partners limited partners the option to receive liquidity and provide Flexential
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[{"type":"text","content":"Flexential Secures Approximately $1B in Capital Investment to Drive Next-Generation Data Center Development","length":107,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GI Partners, a leading private investment firm, today announced the simultaneous closing of investments by an oversubscribed, single-asset continuation vehicle and GI Data Infrastructure in Flexential, a leading provider of secure and flexible data center solutions. Both the continuation vehicle, anchored by funds managed by Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), and the GI Data Infrastructure investment offered existing GI Partners limited partners the option to receive liquidity and provide Flexential with additional equity capital to meet rising demand from enterprise and AI customers.","length":631,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The new capital will accelerate Flexential's development of next-generation data centers and strengthen its high-density colocation presence across the United States. Together with the investment from funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), which closed in November 2024, Flexential has now raised approximately $1 billion of primary equity to fund the development of its data center pipeline.","length":421,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""This transaction validates our conviction in Flexential's leadership position in the data center market," said Travis Pearson, Managing Director and Co-Head of Private Equity at GI Partners. "We are excited to continue our partnership with the Flexential team and look forward to supporting the company's next phase of growth."","length":356,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Flexential plays a critical role in the digital infrastructure ecosystem, supporting latency-sensitive enterprise, AI, and cloud workloads for a diverse base of blue-chip customers," said Mark Prybutok, Managing Director and Head of GI Data Infrastructure. "We are excited to partner with the company and look forward to contributing to its future success." As part of the transaction, Mr. Prybutok has also been appointed to Flexential's Board of Directors.","length":483,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""This transaction strengthens our ability to deliver long-term infrastructure projects ...