Verizon to Acquire Frontier Communications

Verizon Acquires Certain Assets of Bluegrass Cellular

October 19, 2020

Telecommunications

Verizon Communications has signed an agreement to acquire certain assets of Bluegrass Cellular, a rural wireless operator serving central Kentucky with roughly 210,000 customers across 34 counties. The transaction—subject to FCC approval—is intended to expand Verizon's footprint in Kentucky and will transition Bluegrass customers and employees to Verizon; closing was expected late 2020 or early 2021.

FiscalNote Acquires FrontierView (Frontier Strategy Group)

November 29, 2021

Data & Analytics

FiscalNote, a Washington, D.C.-based provider of policy and market intelligence technology, has acquired FrontierView (Frontier Strategy Group, LLC), a global market intelligence and advisory firm with a proprietary cloud-based SaaS platform. The acquisition expands FiscalNote’s international coverage and content capabilities, adds recurring subscription revenue, and creates cross-selling opportunities across both companies’ enterprise client bases.

Searchlight-Led Investor Group Acquires Frontier's Northwest Operations to Form Ziply Fiber

May 1, 2020

Telecommunications

A Searchlight Capital Partners-led investor group, together with WaveDivision Capital (WDC), PSP Investments, BCI and CPP Investments, completed the $1.352 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications' Northwest operations and assets and committed an additional $500 million for network and service improvements to form Ziply Fiber. The new company, headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, will focus on upgrading the region to predominantly all-fiber service for roughly 500,000 residential and business subscribers across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

Endeavor Business Media Acquires Data Center Frontier

March 4, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Endeavor Business Media has acquired Data Center Frontier, a trade publication covering data center design, cloud computing and related technologies. The acquisition brings Data Center Frontier's audience and editorial team into Endeavor's Advanced Technology Group to expand its coverage and advertising reach in the data center and cloud infrastructure market.

Rogers Communications Acquires Shaw Communications

March 15, 2021

Telecommunications

Rogers Communications agreed to acquire all outstanding Class A and Class B shares of Shaw Communications in a transaction valued at approximately $26 billion (including Shaw debt), paying $40.50 per share in cash (with a portion of consideration to the Shaw family in Rogers shares). The deal, supported by the Shaw family, is intended to create a national network, accelerate 5G rollout and drive significant investments and job creation in Western Canada.

Meriplex Acquires Vergent Communications

May 1, 2020

Telecommunications

Meriplex Communications, a Houston-based managed IT and SD-WAN provider, has acquired Dallas-based telecommunications firm Vergent Communications to expand its footprint in the Dallas–Fort Worth market. The acquisition adds Vergent’s voice, data and hosted/cloud communications capabilities to Meriplex’s portfolio, advancing Meriplex’s regional expansion and managed services offering.