Providing World-Class Digital Infrastructure to Latin America
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Ascenty is the largest data center and bandwidth provider in Latin America.
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."
Investment YearJanuary 2011
StatusAcquired by Digital Realty
SectorDigital Infrastructure
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."
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Their experience, resources, and guidance were instrumental in helping us develop competitive advantages in comprehensive data center solutions, strategic fiber network utility, and customer service. ”Chris Torto
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.
Fast Facts
- Executive Partnering
- Geographic Expansion
- Go-to-Market Optimization
- Pricing Strategy Analysis
Portfolio company executives were not compensated for the statements regarding their business relationship with Great Hill. Such executives do receive ordinary course compensation by portfolio companies which in some cases are controlled by Great Hill and in certain cases may also be invested in Great Hill Funds. There are certain conflicts of interest relating to such executives because they are employed by Great Hill portfolio companies and receive benefits in connection with such employment.
