Heritage & Pedigree

The 52 Group is led and managed by principals with proven track records of monetizing successive companies in the digital infrastructure space globally. With a combined 70+ years of experience in designing, building, operating and monetizing real estate, data centers and fiber optic networks. The heritage is unmistakably entrepreneurial, and the pedigree is excellence in opportunity identification, value creation and realization.

Blue Owl Partnership with Chirisa Technology Parks (2024)

$5B+

Impact: Landmark financing to accelerate hyperscale data center development.

Macquarie Minority Stake in Viatel Technology Group (2024)

~$200M

Impact: Institutional endorsement providing expansion capital for Irish telecom platform.

365 Data Centers (2020)

~$300M

Impact: Consolidation and monetization of 12 US data center assets via sale to Stonecourt Capital (backed by BlackRock).

Hibernia Networks (2017)

~$615M · 10.5× EBITDA

Impact: World's lowest-latency transatlantic subsea network, acquired by GTT.

Viatel Europe to Zayo (2015)

$100M+

Impact: Monetization of pan-European fiber and data center assets, pivoting to managed cloud and cybersecurity.

Global Crossing (2011)

$3.0B+ · 13× EBITDA

Impact: First privately-owned subsea network. Landmark disruption acquired by Level 3 Communications at premium multiples.