M/C Partners Invests Growth Capital in Everywhere Wireless

M/C Partners Backs Merger of Everywhere Wireless and SilverIP to Form Zentro

September 15, 2024

Telecommunications

M/C Partners, with participation from Author Capital Partners, led an investment to combine Chicago-based ISPs Everywhere Wireless and SilverIP under the new Zentro brand. The merged company becomes the largest MDU-focused ISP in the Midwest, serving more than 65,000 residential and business subscribers across Chicago and Milwaukee and positioning the business for further geographic expansion and roll-up activity.

M/C Partners (via Neutral Connect Networks) Acquires Connectivity Wireless Solutions

March 25, 2019

Telecommunications

Boston-based private equity firm M/C Partners has acquired Connectivity Wireless Solutions and its subsidiaries (including Simplifi DAS Holdings) and will consolidate the business with its portfolio company Neutral Connect Networks. The deal creates a larger neutral-host and in‑building wireless platform to accelerate growth in managed Wi‑Fi, CBRS/private LTE and 5G deployments; Stephen Bye will serve as CEO of the combined business and Connectivity founder Greg Jacobs will join the board.

M/C Partners Makes Growth Investment in QOS Networks

September 21, 2020

Telecommunications

M/C Partners, a private equity firm focused on communications and technology services, has completed a growth equity investment in QOS Networks. The capital will support QOS Networks' expansion of its Intelligent Network platform, accelerate product development (including security-as-a-service and end-user network management), and scale its global managed SD-WAN and edge network services.

M/C Partners Invests in TowerCom

May 12, 2020

Infrastructure

M/C Partners has closed an equity investment in TowerCom, a Jacksonville, Florida-based communications tower developer. The investment provides initial capital and additional future commitment to support TowerCom's new tower build plan as carriers expand 5G coverage.

M|C Partners Makes Growth Investment in Consortium Networks

January 24, 2024

Cybersecurity

M|C Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Consortium Networks to accelerate the cybersecurity firm's growth, expand talent acquisition, sales, technical expertise, and vendor partnerships. As part of the transaction, cybersecurity veteran Nate Ungerott was appointed CEO; founders Larry Pfeifer and Tim Murphy remain materially invested and on the board. Terms were not disclosed.

CAI Capital Partners Invests in Midwestern Electric

October 31, 2021

Electrical Services

Vancouver-based private equity firm CAI Capital Partners has partnered with Midwestern Electric, a specialty electrical infrastructure services provider headquartered in East Chicago, Indiana. Management (including Ryan Rentschler, Ryan Lepper and Lenore Obajtek) retained meaningful equity and will continue to lead the business as CAI provides capital (with debt financing from CIBC) to support platform growth and expansion of MWE's municipal and commercial electrical services.