Iron Mountain Acquires Three Small Storage Companies in USA

Iron Mountain Incorporated has expanded its customer base and service area by acquiring assets from data protection firms IG2 Data Security, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL; DATAPROS Storage and Staffing LLC in Phoenix, AZ; and Data Backup, Inc. in Sarasota, FL.

Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

"We welcome the customers of these firms and are committed to serving their data backup and recovery needs," said Harry Ebbighausen, president of North America for Iron Mountain. "Acquisitions are a key component of our overall strategy to drive growth and returns on invested capital, and we will continue to seek opportunities that enhance our existing operations or expand our service footprint."

An independent providers in the Chicago area, IG2 Data Security, Inc. has offered data protection and backup tape storage services to Chicago, northwest Indiana and southeastern Wisconsin since 2002.

DATAPROS Storage and Staffing LLC is an independent data protection provider in Phoenix, offering media storage and management services.

Data Backup, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is a data storage and DR service providers in western Florida.