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Ascenty
Ascenty is the largest data center and bandwidth provider in Latin America.
We saw an opportunity to build an enterprise class player in a large, underpenetrated market.
We partnered with Chris Torto in 2010 to form Ascenty. Chris had previously partnered with us to build Vivax, the second largest cable and fiber company in Brazil, and had more than 20 years of experience in the digital infrastructure industry, a proven track record, and deep knowledge of operations, sales, finance, and general management. “From the start, Great Hill shared our vision to grow Ascenty to scale and seize the opportunity to become the premium provider of data center infrastructure and reliable high bandwidth connectivity in Latin America," said Torto. "It was a privilege to work with the team at Great Hill again."
January 2011
Acquired by Digital Realty
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We saw an opportunity to build an enterprise class player in a large, underpenetrated market.
We partnered with Chris Torto in 2010 to form Ascenty. Chris had previously partnered with us to build Vivax, the second largest cable and fiber company in Brazil, and had more than 20 years of experience in the digital infrastructure industry, a proven track record, and deep knowledge of operations, sales, finance, and general management. “From the start, Great Hill shared our vision to grow Ascenty to scale and seize the opportunity to become the premium provider of data center infrastructure and reliable high bandwidth connectivity in Latin America," said Torto. "It was a privilege to work with the team at Great Hill again."
Chris Torto
Former CEO, AscentyBuilding Companies of Scale
We worked in conjunction with Chris to analyze and select target markets for the fiber network and data center deployment, analyze pricing strategies, and formulate the company’s go-to-market strategy. During our ownership, we expanded the company’s initial platform to 14 data centers and a nearly 4,500 km fiber network. Additionally, we established a direct link with the management team of Latisys (a former GHP portfolio company), which provided consulting with respect to key data center design and business processes accelerating our speed to market.
After conducting a sale process, we consummated the sale of Ascenty to Digital Realty in 2018.
- Executive Partnering
- Geographic Expansion
- Go-to-Market Optimization
- Pricing Strategy Analysis