IQ Fiber Acquires ThinkBig Networks

SummitIG Acquires Dark Fiber and Infrastructure (DF&I) from Blue Owl

June 30, 2026

IT Services

SummitIG, majority owned by SDC Capital Partners, has completed the acquisition of Dark Fiber and Infrastructure, LLC (DF&I) from funds managed by Blue Owl. The deal adds nearly 200 miles of DF&I conduit and dark fiber to expand SummitIG’s route diversity and density across Northern Virginia and into Maryland (to Baltimore).

I Squared Capital Acquires Cogent Fiber Data Center Portfolio to Launch U.S. AI Inference and Edge Colocation Platform

May 25, 2026

Infrastructure

I Squared Capital has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire a portfolio of ten U.S. data center facilities from Cogent Fiber, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Cogent Communications, for $225 million in cash. The acquisition is intended to seed a new U.S. data center operating platform focused on colocation, high-density deployments, and AI inference infrastructure, with I Squared committing up to $1 billion to build the platform.

i3 Broadband Acquires Big River Broadband and Circle Fiber

May 31, 2023

Telecommunications

i3 Broadband has completed the acquisition of Big River Broadband and its wholly owned subsidiary Circle Fiber, expanding i3's fiber-to-the-home footprint into southeast Missouri. The Peoria-area operator said the deal closed on May 31, 2023 and that it expects to invest an additional $100 million to grow the southeast Missouri market and expand gigabit services.

Patriot Capital Invests in ThinkBig Networks

August 2, 2022

Telecommunications

Patriot Capital has made a growth capital investment in ThinkBig Networks, LLC, a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) internet service provider deploying broadband in four Maryland counties. The funding will help ThinkBig accelerate its network development to bring fiber connectivity to thousands of homes and businesses in underserved and unserved areas.

SDC Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in IQ Fiber

September 15, 2021

Telecommunications

Funds managed by SDC Capital Partners have acquired a majority interest in IQ Fiber, a residential fiber-optic internet provider headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The equity injection will fund IQ Fiber's first-phase network build to pass more than 60,000 homes in the Jacksonville area and support rapid expansion across Northeast Florida.

Zayo Group Acquires Intelligent Fiber Network (IFN)

June 1, 2021

Telecommunications

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. completed the acquisition of Indiana Fiber Network, LLC d/b/a Intelligent Fiber Network (IFN), adding more than 5,000 route miles of dense fiber and on‑net connectivity to nearly 1,000 enterprise buildings across Indiana. The deal expands Zayo’s Indiana footprint to over 7,500 route miles and is Zayo’s 46th acquisition and its first under private ownership led by EQT Partners and Digital Colony Partners.