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CBRE Adds Data Center Services Provider Direct Line Global
Guardian Capital Partners sold Fremont-based Direct Line Global, a technology infrastructure services provider, to CBRE Group, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Direct Line will operate as part of CBRE’s Data Centers Solutions business within the Global Workplace Solutions business segment
Founded in 1997, Direct Line has more than 1,000 technicians to deliver data center services across the U.S. and Asia Pacific markets. The company deploys next-generation infrastructure technologies, including artificial intelligence platforms, across the data center lifecycle, including design and planning, installation and post-build maintenance, and technology upgrades and retrofits.
“The company has achieved significant and diversified growth in a demanding data center market,” said Bill Nelligan, CEO of Direct Line. “Guardian’s partnership was instrumental in fostering our evolution of the business and we look forward to continuing this growth under CBRE’s ownership.”
At CBRE, COO Vikram Kohli said, “This acquisition fits squarely with our strategy of enhancing our capabilities in asset classes that benefit from secular tailwinds – in this case, the increasing digitization of the global economy. Direct Line Global perfectly complements our existing data center management capabilities and provides us with best-in-class technical capabilities that differentiate our service offering.”
Image courtesy of Direct Line Global.
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