Menu Our Companies SECTOR STATUS COMPANY Case Study RESET FILTERS IPO / PUBLIC STOCK SALE ACQUIRED BY AETNA ACQUIRED BY TA ASSOCIATES Close Dialog Providing World-Class Digital Infrastructure to Latin America Ascenty Ascenty is the largest data center and bandwidth provider in Latin America. HEADLINES SEP 24, 2018 Great Hill Partners Successfully Exits Ascenty in $1.8 Billion-Plus Transaction DEC 11, 2017 Ascenty Brings its Eighth Brazilian Data Center Online 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." INVESTMENT YEAR January 2011 STATUS Acquired by Digital Realty SECTOR Digital Infrastructure GHP TEAM John Hayes Drew Loucks LINK Website (opens in new window) Chris Torto Former CEO, Ascenty “ 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 Building 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. FAST FACTS Executive Partnering Geographic Expansion Go-to-Market Optimization Pricing Strategy Analysis View Portfolio 200 Clarendon Street, 29th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 (opens in new window) Phone: 617 790 9400 (opens in new window) LP LOGIN (OPENS IN NEW WINDOW) TERMS OF USE PRIVACY SITEMAP © Copyright Great Hill Partners Visit our privacy policy to learn more. Close