BOCA RATON, Fla., May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Colony, a
global investment firm focused on enabling the next generation of
mobile and internet infrastructure, today announced the appointment
of Steven Sonnenstein as Managing
Director, effective immediately.
"Steven has significant transaction experience in communications
infrastructure across many geographies and sectors in the digital
ecosystem," said Marc Ganzi,
Managing Partner of Digital Colony. "He will be a great addition to
our growing investment team, and we look forward to leveraging his
international deal making expertise."
Steven was most recently a Senior Director at PSP Investments
(PSP), one of Canada's largest
pension investment managers with over C$139
billion of assets under management, where he led numerous
infrastructure investments globally. During his six years at PSP,
he put in final bids worth more than C$7.5
billion of equity, closing on more than C$2.2 billion - predominantly in the telecom
infrastructure sector - and co-led and asset managed over
C$1 billion of additional
investments.
"Having worked with many of the Digital Colony team members over
the years, I've always been impressed by their keen perspective on
the future of the mobile and internet infrastructure space, and
admired their successful transaction experience," said Sonnenstein.
"This is a dynamic sector, and I am excited by the opportunity to
continue to invest in this space with this motivated and
experienced team."
Before joining PSP, Steven worked for Brookfield Asset
Management in its Private Equity and Infrastructure Groups with
particular focus and experience in South
America. Prior to that, Steven spent several years working
in mergers and acquisitions and distressed advisory.
Steven holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University, and a post-graduate in Chartered
Accountancy.
About Digital Colony
Digital Colony is focused on investing in the next generation of
digital infrastructure. The firm invests in the mobile and internet
infrastructure landscape worldwide, including macro cell towers,
data centers, small cell networks, and fiber networks. Digital
Colony's strategic investments help meet the demand for digital
infrastructure capacity which is driven by growth in mobile data
and video consumption, and the mega-trends of cloud computing, big
data analysis, IT outsourcing and e-commerce. Digital Colony brings
together the industry and investment expertise of Digital Bridge
Holdings, LLC, and Colony NorthStar, Inc. (NYSE: CLNS). The Digital
Colony executive leadership team has a history of successful
operations in digital infrastructure across multiple platforms and
continents.
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