Asterion Industrial Partners Invests in MS3 Networks to Expand Full-Fibre Network in Northern England

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and GI Partners Invest in Flexential

October 21, 2024

Infrastructure

Flexential, a US data center and digital infrastructure provider, has received a strategic common-equity investment from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), which will partner as a co-control investor alongside existing investor GI Partners to provide primary capital to accelerate expansion. The capital will fund growth of Flexential's FlexAnywhere platform, active development of its national data center footprint, and support demand from enterprise, cloud and AI workloads. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.

Searchlight Capital Partners Invests in Mainstream Fiber Networks

October 30, 2023

Telecommunications

Searchlight Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Mainstream Fiber Networks to accelerate the Indiana-based fiber ISP's expansion into unserved and underserved rural communities. The capital will support Mainstream's buildout of next-generation fiber across the state, leveraging existing grant relationships and aiming to connect hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in UltraEdge from Altice France/SFR

November 21, 2023

Infrastructure

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire a majority interest in UltraEdge, a portfolio of 257 distributed data centers being carved out from SFR (a subsidiary of Altice France). The deal, subject to regulatory approvals, will create the first nationwide independent edge colocation provider in France and MSIP will partner with Altice France to upgrade infrastructure and increase density to capture rising demand for ultra-low latency connectivity.

Wren House Infrastructure Acquires i3 Broadband from Seaport Capital

September 14, 2020

Telecommunications

Wren House Infrastructure Management Limited has agreed to acquire i3 Broadband from Seaport Capital and Countrywide Broadband. The investment will support i3's continued buildout of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks and expansion into new communities across Illinois and surrounding states.

Rutland Partners Invests in JSM Group

February 8, 2021

Infrastructure

Rutland Partners has completed an investment in JSM Group, a UK infrastructure services provider focused on digital communications and power-sector connections. Rutland will partner with JSM co‑founders to support growth, enhance the company's platform and expand capabilities across fibre, mobile, datacentre connectivity and high‑voltage connections.

nexfibre (with Virgin Media O2) Acquires Upp to Expand East of England Fibre Footprint

September 11, 2023

Telecommunications

nexfibre, in partnership with Virgin Media O2, has agreed to acquire fibre operator Upp. Virgin Media O2 will initially purchase and integrate Upp before nexfibre acquires Upp's network assets—adding approximately 175,000 premises in the East of England and accelerating regional fibre rollout.