KC data center company makes $326 million acquisition

QTS Realty Trust Inc., an Overland Park, Kan.-based data center operator, has acquired Virginia-based Carpathia Hosting Inc. for $326 million. Carpathia, a colocation and cloud services provider, works with enterprise customers and federal agencies.

The combined company has more than 1,000 customers across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The deal is expected to close by the middle of 2015.

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