DartPoints, a provider of secure, high-performance data center solutions for enterprises, recently announced a significant investment from NOVA Infrastructure, a middle-market infrastructure investment firm, to scale DartPoints’ platform.
Investment from NOVA and OIC pushes data center solutions forward
“We’re entering a new phase of growth centered on infrastructure ownership, operational control, and strategic market expansion,” said Scott Willis, CEO of DartPoints. “We’ve always believed that Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets deserve the same digital capabilities as Tier 1 metros. This transaction positions us to bring scalable, secure infrastructure closer to the demand where it’s needed, especially as data-intensive workloads take hold across industries. We are thrilled to work with NOVA to efficiently and effectively grow our business.”
DartPoints serves over 900 enterprise customers, including universities, hospital systems, and Fortune 500 companies, from 11 data centers in 10 markets in the Carolinas, Ohio, Indiana, and Louisiana. In addition to scaling DartPoints’ platform, the investment will enable the organization to expand its capacity and pursue strategic mergers and acquisitions to meet market demand. The transaction has enabled DartPoints to acquire the underlying real estate in its data centers located in Greenville, SC, Baton Rouge, LA, and Asheville, NC.
“We’re excited to partner with a best-in-class data center management team and platform serving a diverse and growing base of enterprise customers,” said Chris Beall, Managing Partner at NOVA. “We look forward to growing the business and capitalizing on the significant opportunity in DartPoints’ target markets, which benefit from shifting demand trends and the decentralization of digital workloads.”
Existing sponsor, Astra Capital Management, will retain a minority stake in the business as part of the transaction, while Orion Infrastructure Capital (OIC) will join as a lender and investment partner, providing a senior secured credit facility and participating as a minority equity investor.
Combined, NOVA and OIC’s investments in DartPoints total more than $250 million of capital.
“Astra is proud to have partnered with and to continue supporting DartPoints as it builds the leading provider of high-performance data centers outside of Tier 1 markets,” said Brian Kirschbaum, Partner at Astra Capital Management. “The company is uniquely positioned to meet the industry’s distributed data center needs.”
DartPoints channel partners
DartPoints partners with technology services distributors (TSDs) to provide support to them and their sub-agents, partners, and trusted advisors.
According to the company, their goal is to “furnish them with the most outstanding resources available.”
DartPoints provides a number of solutions, including colocation, cloud, and cybersecurity, and enables advanced solutions such as AI, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
The company’s suite of services includes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), cloud, colocation, and managed services.
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