Flexential secures $1B to fuel the next chapter of growth
Flexential is entering a new phase of growth with the backing to match our ambition. GI Partners has closed both a continuation vehicle and strategic investment from GI Data Infrastructure in Flexential, anchored by funds managed by Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), that expands our ability to deliver the scale and performance our customers require.
Together with last year’s investment from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, this brings our total primary equity raised to approximately $1 billion. That level of capital is a commitment to the long-term infrastructure projects that will define the next decade of digital business. It allows us to move at the speed of the market while keeping sight of the multi-year planning horizon required to build world-class facilities.
Across the U.S., the fundamentals have shifted. Power availability is becoming the deciding factor in where and when capacity comes online. Lead times for utility commitments are stretching, while vacancy rates in major markets have dropped to historic lows. At the same time, demand from AI and high-density workloads continue to climb, compressing already tight timelines. With this capital, we will accelerate development in capacity-constrained markets, advance construction on more than 110 MW of data center projects already in our pipeline, secure power commitments for future builds, and scale the FlexAnywhere® platform to meet surging AI and enterprise computing demand.
The FlexAnywhere platform was built for this reality. By uniting colocation, cloud, connectivity, and data protection across more than 40 data centers in 18 markets, we give customers the reach and flexibility to deploy strategically. Whether it’s supporting GPU-intensive AI model training, enabling ultra-low latency for critical applications, or integrating multi-cloud environments, we deliver the performance and reliability they can stake their business on.
The trust that GI Partners, Hamilton Lane, and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners have placed in us is a clear vote of confidence in our strategy, our execution, and our team. It reflects a shared belief in the role Flexential will play in shaping the future of digital infrastructure. We have the resources, the expertise, and the resolve to lead from the front—building the capacity, capability, and connectivity that will power what’s next.
Ryan Mallory
President and Chief Operating Officer
As President and Chief Operating Officer for Flexential, Ryan leads the company's internal day-to-day operations across all company functions, ensures the growth of the technology platform, and drives strategic execution.
Since joining Flexential in 2020, Ryan has played a key role in scaling the company’s national platform of 40+ data centers and a 100Gbps private network backbone. His leadership has helped advance the FlexAnywhere® Platform—a unified infrastructure solution supporting colocation, interconnection, cloud, and managed services—to meet growing enterprise demand for secure, high-density deployments.
With more than 25 years of experience in global infrastructure operations, Ryan has held leadership roles at UUNET, SAVVIS, XO Communications, Digital Realty, and Equinix. Before Flexential, he served as SVP of Global Solutions Enablement at Equinix, where he worked across network, platform, and sales functions to support customer and business growth worldwide.
Ryan holds a bachelor’s degree in international business from the University of Phoenix.
