Charter Communications to Combine with Cox Communications in $34.5B Deal

Charter Communications Completes Cox and Liberty Broadband Acquisition

August 14, 2026

Telecommunications

Charter Communications completed its previously announced all-stock transaction with Cox Communications and, concurrently, closed its acquisition of Liberty Broadband. The combined company expands Charter’s Spectrum footprint, adds Cox’s customers and footprint, and brings Liberty Broadband’s assets into Charter’s broadband and mobile platforms.

Searchlight Capital Partners and BCI to Acquire Consolidated Communications for $3.1 Billion

November 20, 2024

Telecommunications

Consolidated Communications Holdings is set to be acquired in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.1 billion by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). The deal is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Charter Communications to Acquire Liberty Broadband in All-Stock Transaction

November 13, 2024

Telecommunications

Charter Communications has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Liberty Broadband in an all-stock transaction. Liberty Broadband will spin off its GCI business prior to the deal closing, and the transaction is currently expected to close June 30, 2027 (subject to closing conditions).

Verizon to Acquire Frontier Communications in $20 Billion All-Cash Deal

September 5, 2024

Telecommunications

Verizon Communications has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $20 billion ($38.50 per share). The deal is intended to expand Verizon’s fiber footprint and integrate Frontier’s fiber network into Verizon’s Fios platform, with an expected closing in about 18 months subject to approvals.

Cox Communications Acquires Segra's Commercial Services Business from EQT Infrastructure

April 27, 2021

Telecommunications

Cox Communications has acquired the commercial services business of Segra from EQT Infrastructure (EQT Infrastructure III fund), a divestiture that expands Cox's fiber footprint and enterprise/carrier offerings across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. EQT will retain Segra's residential and SMB operations (Lumos Networks and NorthState) and plans to accelerate FTTP buildout; Segra's commercial unit will operate as a stand-alone business within Cox with existing management retained.

Rogers Communications to Acquire Shaw Communications for ~$26B

March 15, 2021

Telecommunications

Rogers Communications will acquire all issued and outstanding Class A and Class B shares of Shaw Communications in a transaction valued at approximately $26 billion (including about $6 billion of Shaw debt). The deal is structured as a court-approved plan of arrangement, with Rogers committing significant investment in 5G and connectivity in Western Canada.