Visionary Broadband Acquires Aristata Communications

Visionary Broadband Acquires Mountain Broadband

January 15, 2025

Telecommunications

Visionary Broadband has acquired Mountain Broadband to expand high-speed internet service across rural southwestern Colorado. Visionary will retain the Mountain Broadband team, roll out Gigabit fiber in the acquired footprint, and continue expanding into surrounding areas to improve connectivity for underserved communities.

GTCR Makes Strategic Investment in Visionary Broadband

June 6, 2022

Telecommunications

Funds affiliated with GTCR LLC have made a strategic growth investment in Visionary Broadband, a Gillette, Wyoming-based ISP. The capital will support Visionary’s continued buildout of fiber-to-the-premise networks across Wyoming, Colorado and Montana and help meet match requirements for upcoming state-led grant programs.

Visionary Broadband Acquires MTWeb

May 2, 2025

Telecommunications

Visionary Broadband has acquired Montana-based MTWeb to expand its footprint in Whitehall and nearby communities including Twin Bridges, Pipestone and Cardwell. The MTWeb owner Joel Andrews and two employees will join Visionary Broadband as the buyer rolls out expanded/faster internet services in the area; no financial terms were disclosed.

GI Partners Acquires Rise Broadband

January 2, 2023

Telecommunications

GI Partners has completed the acquisition of Rise Broadband, a leading fixed wireless and fiber-to-the-home broadband provider serving primarily rural communities across 16 states. GI Partners is committing new capital to accelerate Rise Broadband's rollout of fiber-to-the-home services and improve customer experience under the existing Rise management team.

Commnet Broadband (ATN International) Acquires Sacred Wind Enterprises

July 27, 2022

Telecommunications

Commnet Broadband, a regional broadband operator and subsidiary of ATN International, has acquired Sacred Wind Enterprises, a privately owned rural telecommunications provider in New Mexico. The acquisition expands Commnet's fiber and broadband footprint across rural and tribal communities in the Southwest, increasing its wholesale carrier, residential and business broadband services.

GI Partners Acquires Vast Broadband

October 19, 2020

Telecommunications

GI Partners, in partnership with industry veteran Rich Fish, has signed an agreement to acquire Vast Broadband, a Sioux Falls-based provider of gigabit broadband, video and phone services. Vast, currently owned by Pamlico Capital and Oak Hill Capital and serving over 60,000 residential and business customers across South Dakota and Minnesota, will be led by Rich Fish as incoming CEO with GI Partners investing from its Data Infrastructure Fund; the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.