GI Partners L.P. is a private equity

Private equity

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 firm based in Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park, California

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 and London, England.

Description

The firm invests in existing asset-intensive businesses in the United States

United States

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 and Western Europe

Western Europe

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, where it acquires controlling interest

Controlling interest

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s in well-managed cash-positive operations. With $6 billion of capital under management, GI Partners owns assets ranging from chains

Chain store

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 of pubs in Britain

United Kingdom

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 to nursing homes and wineries in California

California

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. Other holdings include data center

Data center

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s, real estate

Real estate

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, and telecommunications.