by Pivot
Tag: M&A
Telecom Investors See Strong M&A Prospects — With a Few Caveats
Telecom investors want customers. Valuable companies are those that have monetized their assets, said panelists at Connect(X) this week.
Update: FCC Approves Verizon Acquisition of Frontier
In acquiring Frontier, Verizon will take control of a fiber network into which much investment has been made.
Charter Communications and Cox Communications to Merge
The two companies will change the company name to Cox Communications but will use the Charter Spectrum brand name.
Visionary Broadband Acquires MTWeb
MTWeb owner Joel Andrews and two employees will join Visionary Broadband, which was founded in Wyoming in 1994.
PhireLink to Acquire Arkwest Communications, Expand to Arkansas
The deal between PhireLink and Arkwest Communications is expected to be completed in the second quarter of the year.
FiberLight to Strengthen Virginia Holdings with Metro Fiber Networks Acquisition
FiberLight says the Metro Fiber Networks holdings, once acquired, will be integrated into the firm’s infrastructure in Northern Virginia.
TDS Selling Strasburg Phone Company to Eastern Slope Rural Telephone
The sale of Strasburg Phone Company to Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association is the second system sale for TDS Telecom this spring.
Zayo Agrees to Acquire Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions
Zayo will acquire Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions while EQT independently acquires Crown Castle’s small cells business.
RiverStreet Buys Two TDS Telecom Properties and a Citizens Cablevision Market Area
Along with the TDS asset acquisition, RiverStreet is working on a plan to bring fiber to 14 additional counties in south-central Virginia.
JSI Acquires LogicomUSA®
The LogicomUSA network services and contact center operations will integrate into the JSI Network Engineering division.
Vero Fiber Expands Into Montana With MtnMax Acquisition
Montana joins California, Colorado, and Texas as states in which Vero Fiber is active, according to the company’s website.
Elevate to Acquire TDS Telecom Assets in Delta County, Colorado
The deal with Elevate is just the latest in a string, over the last year or so, of TDS Telecom divesting its assets.
Charter, Liberty Shareholders Approve Merger
Liberty Broadband’s principal assets consist of its interest in Charter Communications and its subsidiary GCI.
$300B in Private Equity Available for Investment: Deloitte Telecom M&A Report
Private equity telecom M&A deals totaled $11 billion globally in the second half of 2022, according to a new Deloitte report.
Less Regulation, Lower Interest Rates to Fuel M&As: Report
The report said that M&A deal value more than doubled in 2024, year over year, to reach about $127 billion total.
Gateway Fiber and WANRack to Merge
The new executive team of the two combined companies will pull staff members from both Gateway Fiber and WANRack.
Visionary Broadband Acquires Mountain Broadband
The acquisition of Mountain Broadband is not the only acquisition by Visionary Broadband in recent months.
Highline Acquires 906 Technologies’ Assets in Marquette County, Michigan
Beyond this acquisition of 906 Technologies assets, Highline is active in Michigan, with fiber projects in several counties.
Telecom/Broadband M&A 2024: A Big Year for the Big Providers, Private Equity
Telecom/broadband M&A news for 2024 was dominated by big deals, such as Verizon’s plan to acquire Frontier, various T-Mobile deals, and more.
Conterra Networks Sells Fiber Assets in Parts of New Mexico to Ezee Fiber
Conterra Networks said it works with providers like Ezee Fiber to maximize the value of its excess fiber assets.
Alianza Agrees to Acquire Metaswitch from Microsoft
Alianza says the integration with Metaswitch will give customers the opportunity for revenue growth and greater deployment flexibility.
Broadband M&A Set to Grow with a Stronger Market and Bundle Opportunities
As M&A activity picks up, private broadband operators will continue to be attractive acquisition targets. Recent transactions show the widening valuation gap between private and public broadband operators.
Segra and Unite Private Networks Merge Under a Single Brand
To mark the completion of the merger with Unite Private Networks, Segra is unveiling a refreshed brand and revamped website.
UScellular to Sell Spectrum Licenses to AT&T for $1.018B
The deal to sell 55% of their licenses to AT&T, announced today, does not leave UScellular without spectrum.
