October 28, 2020 — DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DartPoints, an owner and operator of edge colocation data centers, announces its acquisition of Metro Data Centers (MDC), a full-service provider of interconnection and data center solutions in Dublin, OH serving the Central Ohio region….
GI Partners has agreed to purchase Vast Broadband from Pamlico Capital and Oak Hill Capital for an undisclosed amount. Vast Broadband provides high-speed broadband, video, and voice services to over 60,000 residential and business customers in South Dakota and Minnesota….
Verizon Communications says that it has signed an agreement to acquire “certain assets” of Bluegrass Cellular, a wireless operator in rural central Kentucky with which it has a long relationship. The Verizon Bluegrass deal will bring Verizon 210,000 customers in…
October 18, 2020 — NEW YORK & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Altice USA, Inc. (“Altice USA”) (NYSE: ATUS) announces that it has presented a revised and enhanced offer to Cogeco Inc. (“CGO”) and Cogeco Communications Inc. (“CCA”, together with CGO, “Cogeco”) to acquire…
SDC Capital Partners LLC is making a $197 million investment in ALLO Communications, LLC, which will give SDC a 48% equity stake in ALLO, which is 92.5% owned by Nelnet. The deal is expected to close sometime this month. ALLO…
Watch Communications has acquired West Central Ohio Internet Link (WCOIL), an ISP that focuses on central Ohio. Financial details of the Watch Communications West Central Ohio Internet Link deal were not disclosed. WCOIL, which is based in Lima, OH, has…
Long time rural broadband industry financial and business consulting firm JSI is adding engineering services to its portfolio through the acquisition of N-Com. Lubbock based N-Com provides engineering services to rural communications, utilities and government agencies. JSI is known for…
Cable One is buying a 45% stake in Mega Broadband Investments Holdings LLC (MBI) from GTCR LLC for $574.1 million in cash, the companies announced yesterday. The final cash figure may be somewhat different because it will be adjusted for…
DataBank today agreed to acquire zColo, including certain U.S. and European data center assets, from Zayo Group Holdings, with the funds coming from debt financing. The DataBank zColo deal is expected to close at the end of the year. The…
FirstLight said that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire “substantially all of the assets” of the Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) in Pennsylvania. The KINBER deal is the latest example of what has…
Investment firm Wren House Infrastructure Management Limited said that it has agreed to acquire residential and commercial provider i3 Broadband from Seaport Capital and CountryWide Broadband. Terms of the Wren House i3 Broadband acquisition were not disclosed. i3 provides FTTH-based…
Searchlight Capital Partners plans to make a $425 million investment to acquire a 35% share of Consolidated Communications. The Searchlight Consolidated investment aims to accelerate Consolidated’s fiber investment and return the company to revenue growth. Searchlight is a private investment…
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