Digital Colony Management Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Digital Colony Management has acquired 5 companies.

Digital Colony Management’s most common sectors for investment are communications (67%) and information technology (17%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%) and going private (34%). In total, Digital Colony Management has invested in 2 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2019 when it acquired Zayo Group Holdings for $14.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 6

Digital Colony Management LLC

750 Park of Commerce Drive, Suite 210,
Boca Raton, Florida 33487
United States
(561) 544-7475
www.digitalcolony.com
info@digitalcolony.com

Digital Colony is a global investment firm with a focus on next generation mobile and internet infrastructure. Digital Colony originates from Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC, an owner and operator of digital infrastructure businesses, and Colony Capital, Inc., a real estate investment management firm. Digital Colony was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Information Technology, Internet Software and Services

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, United Kingdom

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 1 - - 4 - 1 6
vol $14.8B $854M $15.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Boingo Wireless, Inc. 2021-03-01 854M USD Going Private
Los Angeles, California · www.boingo.com
Highline do Brasil S.A. 2019-12-10 - Secondary Buyout
São Paulo, Brazil · www.highlinedobrasil.com
Beanfield Technologies, Inc. 2019-11-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Toronto, Ontario · www.beanfield.com
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2019-05-08 14.3B USD Going Private
Boulder, Colorado · www.zayo.com
Cogeco Peer 1, Inc. 2019-02-27 547M CAD Divestiture
Toronto, Ontario · www.cogecopeer1.com
StrattoOpencell 2016-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.strattoopencell.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2019-05-08 zColo Data Centers 2020-12-17 2
Boulder, Colorado · www.zayo.com Boulder, Colorado
Highline do Brasil S.A. 2019-12-10 Phoenix Tower do Brasil 2020-11-24 1
São Paulo, Brazil · www.highlinedobrasil.com São Paulo, Brazil · www.phoenixtower.com.br
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. 2019-05-08 Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. - zColo Data Center Assets 2020-09-29 1
Boulder, Colorado · www.zayo.com Boulder, Colorado

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications 4 (67%) 15.2B (97%) 4 (67%) 15.2B (97%)
Information Technology 1 (17%) 547M (3%) 1 (17%) 547M (3%)
Infrastructure 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $15.7B 6 $15.7B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (33%) 15.2B (97%) 2 (33%) 15.2B (97%)
  Colorado 1 (17%) 14.3B (91%) 1 (17%) 14.3B (91%)
  California 1 (17%) 854M (5%) 1 (17%) 854M (5%)
Canada 2 (33%) 547M (3%) 2 (33%) 547M (3%)
  Ontario 2 (33%) 547M (3%) 2 (33%) 547M (3%)
United Kingdom 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Brazil 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $15.7B 6 $15.7B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Going Private 2 (33%) 15.2B (97%) 2 (33%) 15.2B (97%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (33%) - 2 (33%) -
Divestiture 1 (17%) 547M (3%) 1 (17%) 547M (3%)
Secondary Buyout 1 (17%) - 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $15.7B 6 $15.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
 1
Truist Securities
 1
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 1
Legal Deals
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
 2
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $14.3B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.4B
TOTAL $15.7B
Largest Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
$14.3B (2019-05-08)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Strategic(s)
17%
1 (17%)

Investor Summary

Size

Small

Established

2018

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Ben Jenkins

Managing Partner

Marc Ganzi

Managing Partner

Kevin Smithen

Managing Director

Steven Sonnenstein

Managing Director

Tom Yanagi

Managing Director

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