GI Partners

GI Partners is a San Francisco, California-based private alternatives investment firm that deploys capital across private equity, real estate, and data infrastructure strategies. The organization primarily targets North American middle-market businesses, focusing its private equity investments on the healthcare, enterprise software, and IT infrastructure sectors. Its real estate and data infrastructure divisions acquire specialized science properties, data centers, and wireless access networks that support the broader digital economy. Operating globally with additional offices in New York, Dallas, Chicago, and London, the firm has raised more than $49 billion in total capital from institutional investors. The firm's leadership team includes Mark Prybutok and former Equinix chief executive officer Steve Smith, and its historical investment portfolio features the co-founding of the publicly traded data center operator Digital Realty. GI Partners was officially established in 2001 by founder Rick Magnuson.