DigitalBridge and IFM Investors Take Switch Private

DigitalBridge Group to Acquire ArcLight Capital Partners in $1.05B Deal

May 28, 2026

IT Services

DigitalBridge Group, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC for up to $1.05 billion (including a $650 million base price and up to $400 million contingent consideration). The transaction is conditioned on completion of SoftBank Group’s previously announced acquisition of DigitalBridge and is expected to create a scaled alternative asset manager spanning power, AI, and digital infrastructure.

DigitalBridge and Crestview Take WideOpenWest (WOW!) Private in $1.5B Deal

December 31, 2025

IT Services

DigitalBridge Group and Crestview Partners, through affiliated investment funds, completed their take-private acquisition of WideOpenWest (WOW!), a U.S. broadband provider. WOW! shareholders received $5.20 in cash per share in a transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $1.5 billion, and WOW! common stock is no longer traded on public exchanges.

SoftBank Group Acquires DigitalBridge Group

December 29, 2025

Financial Services

SoftBank Group agreed to acquire all outstanding common stock of DigitalBridge Group in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.0 billion in enterprise value, with DigitalBridge stockholders to receive $16.00 per share. The deal was completed on September 30, 2026, for approximately $3.1 billion, and DigitalBridge continues to operate as a separately managed platform. The acquisition expands SoftBank’s ability to build, finance, and scale digital infrastructure supporting AI, including data centers and connectivity.

DigitalBridge Acquires Wafra's 31.5% Stake in DigitalBridge IM

April 18, 2022

Financial Services

DigitalBridge Group, Inc. agreed to acquire Wafra Inc.'s 31.5% ownership stake in DigitalBridge's investment management subsidiary (DigitalBridge IM) for $410 million of newly issued DigitalBridge Class A common stock and $390 million in cash, with an earnout of up to $125 million. The transaction will make DigitalBridge the 100% owner of DigitalBridge IM, is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings by increasing fee-related earnings and performance fee entitlement, and furthers corporate simplification and alignment between shareholders and the investment-management platform.

CBRE Caledon Acquires Majority Stake in CitySwitch Tower Holdings

September 14, 2021

Telecommunications

CBRE Caledon Capital Management has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority equity interest in CitySwitch Tower Holdings, a build-to-suit wireless tower developer and operator, from funds managed by American Infrastructure Funds LLC and other shareholders. The investment (made on behalf of a CBRE Caledon fund and a separately managed account) will support CitySwitch's expansion of its tower portfolio and build-to-suit pipeline across the eastern United States.

DigitalBridge Investment Management Acquires Controlling Stake in Vertical Bridge

August 10, 2021

Telecommunications

Funds affiliated with DigitalBridge Investment Management have acquired a controlling stake in Vertical Bridge Holdings, LLC, the largest private owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the United States. The investment consolidates ownership to support Vertical Bridge’s continued scaling across more than 308,000 sites (including 8,000+ towers) and to capitalize on growing demand for 5G and other next-generation telecom infrastructure.