GTCR, Stephens and The Pritzker Organization Invest in Cable One's Clearwave Fiber Joint Venture

Cable ONE Acquires Clearwave Communications

November 12, 2018

Telecommunications

Cable ONE (NYSE: CABO) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Clearwave Communications, a facilities-based fiber network operator headquartered in Harrisburg, Illinois. The acquisition gives Cable ONE a dense regional fiber footprint and expands its business/enterprise services capabilities within its existing markets; Clearwave was majority-owned by funds affiliated with Stephens Capital Partners LLC.

Clearwave Fiber Acquires Kansas-Based RG FIBER

March 24, 2022

Telecommunications

Clearwave Fiber has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of RG FIBER, a high-capacity fiber network service provider near Kansas City, Kansas. The deal marks Clearwave's entry into Kansas and gives the company a foothold to expand fiber services into nearby underserved communities.

GTCR Makes Strategic Investment in Visionary Broadband

June 6, 2022

Telecommunications

Funds affiliated with GTCR LLC have made a strategic growth investment in Visionary Broadband, a Gillette, Wyoming-based ISP. The capital will support Visionary’s continued buildout of fiber-to-the-premise networks across Wyoming, Colorado and Montana and help meet match requirements for upcoming state-led grant programs.

Great Hill Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Clearwave

October 26, 2021

Healthcare Services

Great Hill Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Clearwave, a Atlanta-based digital patient engagement SaaS provider. The capital will be used to accelerate Clearwave’s go-to-market efforts, product innovation, hiring and R&D, and to pursue strategic M&A; Frontier Growth will remain a significant investor with a partial realization of its stake.

Frontier Capital Makes Growth Equity Investment in Clearwave

March 26, 2019

Healthcare Services

Frontier Capital made a significant growth equity investment in Clearwave, a provider of digital patient check-in, insurance eligibility, and patient payments solutions. The investment (from Frontier's $700 million Fund V) will support Clearwave’s product and market expansion and Frontier partners Andrew Lindner and Tim Bechtold will join the Clearwave board.

GTCR Invests in Clear Capital

July 9, 2025

Data & Analytics

Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR has made a majority investment in Clear Capital, a Reno, Nevada–headquartered real estate analytics, valuation technology and data solutions provider; Clear Capital's co-founder and CEO Duane Andrews retains a substantial equity stake. GTCR will partner with management to expand Clear Capital's valuation and data offerings, invest in technology and accelerate M&A activity, including integration of its CubiCasa digital floor-plan product. Financial and legal advisors to the deal included Wells Fargo, Houlihan Lokey and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for GTCR, and American Discovery Capital and O'Melveny & Myers for Clear Capital.