SDC Capital Partners

What is SDC Capital Partners?

SDC Capital Partners is a private equity firm with a focus on IT and communications infrastructure, specifically targeting sectors like data centres, network and fiber, wireless infrastructure, and managed IT or cloud services.

They provide both control or non-control investments, dealing in common or preferred equity with a range of transaction types including growth capital, both organic and through acquisitions, traditional buyouts, and shareholder liquidity solutions. They claim a formative experience as operators, which they leverage to build and support platforms delivering the next generation of technology.

SDC Capital Partners envisions themselves as a proactive investor, using their deep sector expertise and relationships to identify and invest in infrastructure pivotal for the long-term global growth of the digital economy.

Their operational capabilities allow them to support management partners and develop new platforms, positioning SDC as an ideal partner for exceptional management teams, joint-venture partners, and investors. Their investment capital is flexible and patient, structured to align with the needs of their partners and the opportunity to create value.

Their portfolio includes companies such as Lyte Fiber, ODATA, Effectual, Cityside Fiber, SLIC, IQ Fiber, Smartaira, Arcadia Towers, BandwidthIG, ALLO, Fatbeam, Tilson, SummitIG, and Ascenty — varying from providers of fiber optic internet, hyperscale data center platforms, and cloud services to firms offering high-speed internet and telecommunications services.

SDC Capital Partners has closed various significant deals, including a $750 million continuation vehicle for SummitIG and a $2.1 billion commitments for their SDC Digital Infrastructure Opportunity Fund IV, L.P.