DLA Piper represents Salute Mission Critical in its acquisition of Iconicx Critical Solutions

DLA Piper represented Salute Mission Critical, a global data center services provider, in its acquisition of Iconicx Critical Solutions, a provider of commissioning, testing and consulting services for data centers and mission critical environments.

Iconicx is a US-based leading commissioning and QA/QC provider whose clientele focuses on hyperscale and colocation data centers. Through this transaction, Salute will expand its capabilities in commissioning and quality assurance/quality control, which are critical services at deployment as well as when retrofitting existing environments. By joining Salute, Iconicx will be able to continue to scale its teams and operations.

“Congratulations to Salute Mission Critical on their strategic acquisition of Iconicx Critical Solutions, which will allow the company to grow and expand nationally and internationally,” said Eric Grossman, vice chair of DLA Piper’s Private Equity Group and lead partner on the deal. “It was a pleasure working with Salute’s team and bringing together our deep industry knowledge to close this deal.” 

Along with Grossman (Northern Virginia) and the DLA Piper team that represented Salute Mission Critical included partners Thomas Hendershot (Northern Virginia) and Matt Servies (Atlanta); of counsels Melissa Sampson (Washington, DC) and Todd Mobley (Dallas); and associates Kristen Pappas and James Duchesne (both in Washington, DC), Megan Giles (Atlanta) and Myriem Bennani (Chicago).

With more than 125 US lawyers who provide strategic counsel to private equity funds and their industry-leading portfolio companies, DLA Piper’s Private Equity practice has the capacity, experience and relationships to help drive value across the investment life cycle by delivering responsive, efficient and integrated solutions around the world. 

With more than 1,000 corporate lawyers globally, DLA Piper helps clients execute complex transactions seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of development. The firm has been rated number one in global M&A volume for 12 consecutive years, according to Mergermarket.