Cable One to Acquire Remaining Stake in Mega Broadband Investments Holdings (Vyve Broadband)

Cable One Acquires Hargray Communications

February 15, 2021

Telecommunications

Cable One, Inc. agreed to acquire the remaining equity interests in Hargray Communications from an investor group led by The Pritzker Organization, buying out approximately 85% of Hargray it did not already own in a transaction implying a $2.2 billion enterprise value. The deal expands Cable One's footprint into the Southeastern United States and positions the company to leverage Hargray's fiber-expansion capabilities and local market presence.

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.

BCE (Bell Canada) Completes Acquisition of Ziply Fiber

November 6, 2024

Telecommunications

BCE Inc. completed its acquisition of Ziply Fiber, a leading fiber internet provider in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, for C$5.0 billion in cash and the assumption of approximately C$2.6 billion of net debt. The deal expands Bell’s fiber footprint into the United States and, together with BCE’s partnership with PSP Investments (Network FiberCo), positions the company to potentially reach up to 8 million U.S. fiber locations.

Highway 89 Ventures (Mereo Networks) Acquires Four Regional Bulk-Internet Operators

January 19, 2022

Telecommunications

Highway 89 Ventures, operating under the Mereo Networks brand and backed by an investment from Freedom 3 Capital, acquired four regional operating companies — Broadband Holdings, Digital Home Lifestyles, Mereo Networks and Vicidiem — to create a single-source bulk fiber internet solution for multi-family developers. The combined business now serves more than 400 properties and about 40,000 subscribers across 18 states, positioning the platform as one of the largest bulk internet providers in the Western United States.

Northleaf Capital Partners Acquires Controlling Interest in Mercury Broadband

November 8, 2022

Telecommunications

Northleaf Capital Partners has acquired a controlling interest in Mercury Broadband and will invest up to $230 million to accelerate Mercury's deployment of high-speed fiber and fixed wireless broadband across underserved rural markets in the U.S. Midwest. The capital will support construction of more than 12,000 miles of outside plant and hundreds of fixed wireless access sites across select markets in Kansas, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois.

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.