Data Clean gains new owners to expand its contamination control services

Published: 9-Nov-2022

Angeles Equity Partners has agreed to partner with Data Clean’s prior owners, Richard Hill and Dean Sirakidesto focus on executing a buy-and-build strategy in the critical contamination control sector

Data Clean, a provider of specialised contamination control and removal services for critical environments has been acquired by a private equity firm.

Angeles Equity Partners will partner with Data Clean’s prior owners, Richard Hill and Dean Sirakides. Hill and Sirakides will retain an ownership stake in the company and are focused on executing a buy-and-build strategy in the critical contamination control sector.

Headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, Data Clean provides mission-critical contamination control and removal services for data centres and other telecommunications facilities (through its “Data Clean” branded division) and biopharmaceutical and life sciences cleanrooms (through its “Sterile Science” branded division).

Data Clean provides mission-critical contamination control and removal services for data centres and other telecommunications facilities (through its “Data Clean” branded division) and biopharmaceutical and life sciences cleanrooms (through its “Sterile Science” branded division)

Data Clean’s services play an integral role in ensuring efficient performance, preventing costly downtime, and maintaining regulatory compliance in these highly sensitive environments. Supported by its technically skilled workforce, Data Clean provides recurring maintenance and pre-and post-construction decontamination services for a nationwide, blue-chip customer base.

“We believe Data Clean’s services play a critical role in ensuring optimal performance of the digital infrastructure supporting rapid growth in data consumption,” said Frank Spelman, Managing Director at Angeles.

“Data Clean is one of the largest and most experienced speciality contamination control providers in the sectors that it serves, and Angeles is excited to partner with what we view as a premier platform to consolidate this highly fragmented sector,” said Matt Hively, Operating Partner at Angeles Operations Group.

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Angeles’ investment in Data Clean originated from its thematic investment focus on differentiated industrial service providers operating within the facilities management space. Through its partnership with Angeles, Data Clean plans to aggressively pursue organic and inorganic growth initiatives to increase its market share.

“The heightened scale and complexity of data centres and other critical environments has increased demand for sophisticated, national providers of contamination control services,” said Richard Hill and Dean Sirakides, President of Data Clean and President of Sterile Science, respectively. “Our partnership with Angeles enables us to expand our market-leading service offering alongside the growing needs of our customers.”

The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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