DLA Piper advised Harrison Street, an investment management firm focused on alternative real assets, and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547), a developer and operator of data centers, in their acquisition of DRFortress, Hawaii’s largest carrier-neutral data center, from GI Partners.
The strategic acquisition expands Harrison Street and 1547’s digital infrastructure platform across the Pacific and reinforces DRFortress’s position as interconnective hub. Based in Honolulu, DRFortress operates the state’s largest data center, with over 800 racks and the highest concentration of IP carriers and networks in Hawaii.
“This deal will shape connectivity in the Pacific. It was a privilege to advise Harrison Street and 1547 on this transaction, leveraging our firm’s deep real estate and data center experience” said Michael Rechtin, the DLA Piper partner who led the real estate deal team. “This acquisition reflects the growing demand for robust, scalable, and strategically located digital infrastructure. We’re proud to support our clients in their pursuit of expanding access.”
In addition to Rechtin (Chicago), Brian Wolhberg (Chicago) led DLA Piper’s corporate deal team. Other members of the deal team included of counsels David Charles (Chicago) and Nia Brown (Washington, DC), attorney Kalisa Kennedy (Chicago); and associates Arnold MacEbong (Los Angeles), Emily Becker, Matt Hilowitz, and Darius Callum (all in Chicago), Michael Myers (Los Angeles), and Huntington Domine (Palo Alto).
