protected static function get_group_data( $group_ids ) {
		global $wpdb;

		// Bail if no group IDs are passed.
		if ( empty( $group_ids ) ) {
			return array();
		}

		// Setup empty arrays.
		$groups        = array();
		$uncached_gids = array();

		// Loop through groups and look for cached & uncached data.
		foreach ( $group_ids as $group_id ) {

			// If cached data is found, use it.
			$group_data = wp_cache_get( $group_id, 'bp_xprofile_groups' );
			if ( false !== $group_data ) {
				$groups[ $group_id ] = $group_data;

			// Otherwise leave a placeholder so we don't lose the order.
			} else {
				$groups[ $group_id ] = '';

				// Add to the list of items to be queried.
				$uncached_gids[] = $group_id;
			}
		}

		// Fetch uncached data from the DB if necessary.
		if ( ! empty( $uncached_gids ) ) {

			// Setup IN query for uncached group data.
			$uncached_gids_sql = implode( ',', wp_parse_id_list( $uncached_gids ) );

			// Get table name to query.
			$table_name = buddypress()->profile->table_name_groups;

			// Fetch data, preserving order.
			$queried_gdata = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT * FROM {$table_name} WHERE id IN ({$uncached_gids_sql}) ORDER BY FIELD( id, {$uncached_gids_sql} )");

			// Make sure query returned valid data.
			if ( ! empty( $queried_gdata ) && ! is_wp_error( $queried_gdata ) ) {

				// Put queried data into the placeholders created earlier,
				// and add it to the cache.
				foreach ( (array) $queried_gdata as $gdata ) {

					// Add group to groups array.
					$groups[ $gdata->id ] = $gdata;

					// Cache previously uncached group data.
					wp_cache_set( $gdata->id, $gdata, 'bp_xprofile_groups' );
				}
			}
		}

		// Integer casting.
		foreach ( (array) $groups as $key => $data ) {
			$groups[ $key ]->id          = (int) $groups[ $key ]->id;
			$groups[ $key ]->group_order = (int) $groups[ $key ]->group_order;
			$groups[ $key ]->can_delete  = (int) $groups[ $key ]->can_delete;
		}

		// Reset indexes & return.
		return array_values( $groups );
	}