O2 Investment Partners Invests in unWired Broadband

nexfibre (with Virgin Media O2) Acquires Upp to Expand East of England Fibre Footprint

September 11, 2023

Telecommunications

nexfibre, in partnership with Virgin Media O2, has agreed to acquire fibre operator Upp. Virgin Media O2 will initially purchase and integrate Upp before nexfibre acquires Upp's network assets—adding approximately 175,000 premises in the East of England and accelerating regional fibre rollout.

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.

unWired Broadband (O2-backed) Invests in Xobee Networks

March 14, 2022

IT Services

unWired Broadband Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of O2 Investment Partners, has partnered with and invested in Xobee Networks, a managed service provider headquartered in Fresno, California. The deal will combine unWired's fixed wireless connectivity footprint with Xobee's managed IT capabilities to accelerate sales, expand service capacity, and drive regional growth across California and other served markets.

O2 Investment Partners Invests in BerlinRosen

January 31, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

O2 Investment Partners has made a significant investment in BerlinRosen to support the communications firm's continued expansion. The partnership will fund organic and inorganic growth — including investments in data & analytics, creative capabilities and new verticals — while BerlinRosen remains led by its existing management team.

Searchlight Capital Partners and Simple Broadband Invest in All Points Broadband

July 6, 2021

Telecommunications

Searchlight Capital Partners, together with Simple Broadband LLC, made a strategic growth investment in All Points Broadband to accelerate the Virginia- and mid‑Atlantic-focused ISP's fiber-to-the-home and fixed wireless expansion. The capital will support All Points Broadband's initiative to scale rural FTTH buildouts through partnerships with electric utilities and local communities to bridge the digital divide.

SDC Capital Partners Makes Minority Growth Investment in Bandwidth Infrastructure Group

October 16, 2020

Telecommunications

Funds managed by SDC Capital Partners acquired a minority interest in Bandwidth Infrastructure Group, providing growth capital to support expansion of the company’s dark fiber network across Northern California and Greater Atlanta. Columbia Capital will remain the majority shareholder following the transaction. Bandwidth IG, founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Jose, California, supplies underground dark fiber connectivity to data centers, hyperscalers and enterprises.