Searchlight-Led Investor Group Acquires Frontier's Northwest Operations to Form Ziply Fiber

SLICFiber Acquires Westelcom to Expand Fiber Network Capacity

May 1, 2025

Telecommunications

SLICFiber has completed the acquisition and integration of Westelcom, resulting in a major network upgrade that increased capacity by up to tenfold and improved redundancy across Upstate New York. The combined 100% fiber network now offers faster, more reliable service with private cloud connections to Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, supporting residential, business and institutional customers across the region.

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.

BCE Inc. Completes Acquisition of Ziply Fiber

November 6, 2024

IT Services

BCE Inc. (via Bell Canada) has completed its acquisition of Ziply Fiber, a fiber Internet provider in the Pacific Northwest, for C$5.0 billion in cash and the assumption of approximately C$2.6 billion of net debt at closing. BCE and PSP Investments’ strategic partnership to create Network FiberCo will help expand Bell’s U.S. fiber footprint, potentially reaching up to 8 million fiber locations in the U.S.

Palisade Infrastructure Acquires Mashell, Inc. (Rainier Connect) and Rebrands It as Lightcurve

November 8, 2023

Telecommunications

Palisade Infrastructure has acquired 100% of the equity interests in Mashell, Inc., the parent company of Rainier Connect, and will operate and rebrand the business as Lightcurve. Palisade plans significant investments to upgrade fiber-optic infrastructure and expand broadband service across multiple Washington counties as part of a strategy to build a regional digital connectivity platform.

Searchlight Capital Partners Invests in Mainstream Fiber Networks

October 30, 2023

Telecommunications

Searchlight Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Mainstream Fiber Networks to accelerate the Indiana-based fiber ISP's expansion into unserved and underserved rural communities. The capital will support Mainstream's buildout of next-generation fiber across the state, leveraging existing grant relationships and aiming to connect hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.

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.