Cosentry, a Midwest data center service provider, has acquired its St. Louis, Missouri, competitor Xiolink, a managed hosting and colocation company.

The acquisition provides Cosentry with data center presence in the St. Louis region, as well as a set of managed hosting infrastructure and managed services capabilities, complementing its existing colocation, cloud and help desk services.

The companies did not disclose terms of the transaction.

Brad Hokamp, Cosentry CEO, said St. Louis was a critical expansion market for the company's business, and Xiolink had a leader reputation in the region. “In addition, combining our capabilities with those of Xiolink enables us to provide a more comprehensive suite of IT infrastructure solutions to meet our customers’ needs.”

Cosentry will now operate in four Midwest markets with eight data centers, including Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and Sioux Falls.

Xiolink CEO Brad Pittenger said the company would continue providing services to its existing companies and would invest in expanding operations in the region. As an added benefit of the acquisition, Xiolink customers will have the option to set up multi-city disaster recovery services in the region, once the company's infrastructure is integrated into Cosentry's service platform, he said.

The two co-founders of Xiolink, Brad Pittenger and Mike Palmer, will continue to work for Cosentry through the integration of the companies. After the integration, Mike Palmer will be joining the Cosentry board of directors, assisting with the overall business strategy.

Cosentry's lead investor is TA Associates. TA's managing director Harry Taylor said the company had been impressed with the business Xiolink had built in its market. “We look forward to the combined companies continuing to serve their customers very effectively.”