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GI Partners

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San Francisco, United States · Founded 2001 · AUM $42 billion · Website
Private EquityReal Estate InvestmentData InfrastructureMiddle Market BuyoutsHealthcareIT infrastructureServicesSoftwareReal EstateData InfrastructureLife SciencesUnited States
Last verified
8/13/2026

Firm Overview

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GI Partners is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco that specializes in middle market investments across several key sectors.

GI Partners was founded in 2001 by Rick Magnuson and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm operates with a team of over 100 employees across multiple U.S. offices, including New York, Chicago, Greenwich, and Scottsdale. As of 2024, the firm has raised more than $29 billion in capital from global institutional investors.

The firm's investment approach is divided into three primary strategies: private equity, real estate, and data infrastructure. The private equity team focuses on middle market companies within healthcare, IT infrastructure, services, and software. The real estate and data infrastructure teams target technology-related properties, life sciences facilities, and hard asset infrastructure that supports the digital economy.

GI Partners has been active in acquiring and scaling technology and service-oriented businesses. Notable recent activity includes the acquisition of cloud software provider GTY Technology Holdings and the digital infrastructure firm DQE Communications. The firm frequently engages in majority recapitalizations and platform investments within its core industry verticals.

Founded2001
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
AUM$42 billion
Target investment$100 million to $1 billion+ enterprise value
Employees100+
StrategiesPrivate Equity, Real Estate Investment, Data Infrastructure, Middle Market Buyouts
Sector focusHealthcare, IT infrastructure, Services, Software, Real Estate, Data Infrastructure, Life Sciences
Geographic focusUnited States

Leadership

Rick Magnuson
Founder
Founded GI Partners in 2001.

Notable Investments

DoximInsurityDRFortressClinical InkValet LivingGTY Technology Holdings Inc.DQE CommunicationsAmerican Residential Services

Historical and current deals referenced in public sources.

Portfolio Companies

CompanySectorStatusWebsite
AccessExited
AcenticExited
Advanced ChildcareExited
AdvoServExited
Aldwych HouseExited
American Residential ServicesCurrent
ArasCurrent
Archon ResourcesExited
Ask4Exited
Atlas Technical ConsultantsCurrent
Blue Stream FiberCurrent
BluepeakCurrent
BusPatrolCurrent
CA Student LivingExited
Cambian GroupExited
Care AspirationsExited
CenterPoint Properties TrustExited
Clinical InkCurrent
ConsilioCurrent
Data 110 (Upminster)Exited
DataCoreCurrent
DaxkoCurrent
Denver Data CenterExited
DigitaExited
Digital RealtyIT InfrastructureExited
Digital Realty (NYSE:DLR)Exited
DoximCurrent
DQE CommunicationsCurrent
DR FortressExited
Duckhorn Wine CompanyExited
eClinical SolutionsCurrent
EgnyteCurrent
Elystan CapitalExited
Euna SolutionsCurrent
Far NienteCurrent
First Republic BankFinancial ServicesExited
First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC)Exited
FlatIron CrossingExited
FlexentialCurrent
Generate Life SciencesExited
HES Facilities ManagementServicesCurrent
InsurityCurrent
Kellermeyer BergensonsExited
Ladder CapitalReal Estate FinanceExited
Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR)Exited
LCORExited
LightedgeCurrent
LogibecExited
Miami Data CenterExited
MRI SoftwareCurrent
Netsmart TechnologiesCurrent
NetwatchExited
NTT/Verio Data CenterExited
OrbcommCurrent
Orchid GroupExited
Park ResortsExited
Patriot Growth Insurance ServicesCurrent
PC HelpsExited
Plum HealthcareExited
PolderExited
Rectangle HealthCurrent
Rise BroadbandCurrent
Rose BioSolutionsCurrent
Savvis CommunicationsExited
SectigoCurrent
Single DigitsExited
SoftLayer TechnologiesIT InfrastructureExited
SoftLayer Technologies (NYSE:IBM)Exited
STAG IndustrialExited
Systems Management SpecialistsExited
TechcoreExited
The Linc GroupServicesExited
The Linc Group (NYSE:ABM)Exited
The Telx GroupExited
TogetherworkCurrent
UDLR HealthcareCurrent
Urban&CivicExited
Valet LivingCurrent
ViaWestIT InfrastructureExited
ViaWest (NYSE:SJR)Exited
Wave BroadbandExited
Waypoint HomesExited
Yates GroupExited

Source: gipartners.com/portfolio

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