Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires Empire Access and North Penn Telephone
March 29, 2022
Antin Infrastructure Partners agreed to invest in and ultimately completed the acquisitions of Empire Access and North Penn Telephone (“Empire”), leading fiber-to-the-premise/broadband providers in New York and Pennsylvania. Empire’s network serves tens of thousands of customers across Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania, and the Wagner family retained an ownership stake post-transaction.
- Targets
- Empire Access, North Penn Telephone
- Sellers
- The Wagner family (controlled Empire since 1946; retained an ownership stake post-deal)
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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