M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires ark data centers

On December 22, 2021, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired information technology company ark data centers from M/C Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 35th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 342nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-12-22
Target ark data centers
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Sellers(s) M/C Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

ark data centers

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
ark data centers builds, owns, and operates multi-tenant data centers providing related cloud, technical and managed technical services, allowing clients to focus on their core business. ark data centers was founded in 2007 and is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 715 of 743
Sector (Information Technology) 35 of 38
Type (Secondary Buyout) 121 of 130
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 342 of 349
Year (2021) 28 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-17 Altadia Group

Castellón, Spain

Altadia is a manufacturer of intermediate products for the production of ceramic tiles. Altadia employs people across 19 countries with a global manufacturing footprint consisting of 32 production plants and 19 distribution centers. Altadia is based in Castellón, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-27 Thomas Scientific

Swedesboro, New Jersey, United States

Thomas Scientific is a distributor of laboratory products and equipment used by the scientific and research community. Products include laboratory equipment, consumables, chemicals, and safety products. Thomas Scientific was founded in 1900 and is based in Swedesboro, New Jersey.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

M/C Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

M/C Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm that targets communications, media and information technology companies throughout the US, Canada and Europe. M/C looks to invest $5 to $50 million per transaction and is usually the first institutional investor in its portfolio companies. Areas of interest include cable system operators, wireline communications services, fixed wireless broadband operators, media/content, mobile wireless data software and services and operators, wireless tower operators and on-demand software companies. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital and seed capital financing. M/C partners was formerly known as Chestnut Street Partners. M/C Partners was founded in 1986. The Firm is based in Boston with additional offices in San Francisco and London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 31
Sector (Information Technology) 7 of 8
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 6
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 25 of 26
Year (2021) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-14 Everywhere Wireless

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Everywhere Wireless is a provider of Gigabit Internet to multi-family buildings and businesses across Chicagoland. The Internet-only company offers access to revolutionary, lightning-fast Internet speeds alongside unparalleled reliability, ensuring uninterrupted viewing of streaming services. Everywhere Wireless was established in 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-04 Edafio

North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Edafio is a provider of technology and consulting services to businesses across multiple industries. Edafio has helped clients build and protect their businesses through information technology, cloud services, and cybersecurity. Edafio was founded in 1999 and is based in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

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