i3 Broadband Acquires Big River Broadband and Circle Fiber

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.

i3 Broadband Acquires VoiceSpring

October 5, 2022

Telecommunications

i3 Broadband (Peoria, Illinois) completed an asset purchase and operational merger with VoiceSpring, Inc., a cloud-based VoIP provider headquartered in Illinois. The acquisition adds hosted phone systems and SIP trunking capabilities to i3's commercial product lineup; VoiceSpring operations and employees will remain in place and the transaction closed on October 3.

CBRE Investment Management Acquires Gateway Fiber from Crosstimbers Capital Group

January 27, 2023

Telecommunications

A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gateway Fiber, a Wright City, Missouri-based fiber-to-the-home provider, from Crosstimbers Capital Group. CBRE IM said the acquisition will expand its private infrastructure portfolio and enable integration with its middle-mile portfolio company WANRack to accelerate broadband deployment in underserved communities; the deal is expected to close in February 2023 pending regulatory approvals.

IQ Fiber Acquires ThinkBig Networks

January 3, 2025

Telecommunications

IQ Fiber, a Jacksonville-based 100% fiber-optic internet provider, has completed the acquisition of Maryland-based ThinkBig Networks, expanding IQ Fiber's footprint into Charles, Kent, Queen Anne's and Harford counties. The deal is supported by additional equity funding from SDC Capital Partners and will see ThinkBig leadership integrated into IQ Fiber as the business is rebranded in 2025 to accelerate network expansion in the Chesapeake region.

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.

Rise Broadband Acquires MidAtlantic Broadband's Yondoo Missouri Fiber Assets

November 4, 2024

Telecommunications

Rise Broadband has acquired MidAtlantic Broadband's Missouri fiber-to-the-home broadband business operating under the Yondoo Broadband brand, adding almost 10,000 residential and commercial locations across eight eastern Missouri markets. The deal expands Rise Broadband's footprint into Missouri and is supported by its PE backer GI Partners, which noted the transaction furthers the company's geographic expansion and network growth.