M&A Deal Summary

1547 CSR Acquires DR Fortress

On April 3, 2025, 1547 CSR acquired information technology company DR Fortress from GI Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 1547 CSR’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is 1547 CSR’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is 1547 CSR’s 1st transaction in Hawaii.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-04-03
Target DR Fortress
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) 1547 CSR
Sellers(s) GI Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Bank Street (Financial)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Legal)

Target

DR Fortress

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
DR Fortress is a carrier-neutral data center and cloud services provider. DR Fortress assists both international and local companies with maintaining and securing their mission-critical IT systems. DR Fortress was founded in 2001 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

1547 CSR

Matawan, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

1547 CSR is a developer and operator of custom-designed, world-class data centers with over 1.3M SF of data center space in Orangeburg, Toronto, Chicago, Cheyenne, Portland, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and, Kapolei. With over 60 years of experience developing, renovating, and operating the data center space, its depth of expertise uniquely positions 1547 to work with each client to develop the best strategy to meet their specific needs. The company offers customers a variety of customized colocation configurations - from interconnections to one rack units to wholesale offerings, sale/leaseback, refurbishment, or construction of a purpose-built data center. It focus is providing tenants with strategic, customized mission-critical solutions from concept through completion. 1547 CSR was formed in 2010 and is based in Matawan, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-08 ColoHouse

Miami, Florida, United States

ColoHouse is a retail colocation, cloud, and managed services provider. It focuses on delivering quality infrastructure, services, and support, giving customers the ability to allocate more resources toward their core business. ColoHouse was formed in 2007 and is based in Miami, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GI Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 42.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GI Partners (Global Innovation Partners) is a private equity firm focused on control oriented investments in asset-backed businesses and properties located throughout North America and Western Europe. GI looks to invest up to $1500 million in companies generating predictable, recurring cash flows; underperforming businesses with intrinsic value; and direct asset investments with operational complexity. Sectors of interest include energy, education, healthcare services, leisure, retail, logistics, media, entertainment, financial services, technology, and telecommunications. GI Partners was formed in 2001 and has offices in San Francisco, Greenwich, and Chicago.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 25
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 8
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 20 of 20
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-25 Egnyte

Mountain View, California, United States

Egnyte provides secure content collaboration and governance solutions by combining the power of cloud content management, data security, and AI into one intelligent content platform. It improves employee productivity, automates business processes, and safeguards critical data. In addition, it offers specialized content intelligence and automation solutions across industries, including architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), life sciences, and financial services. Egnyte is based in Mountain View, California.

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