Spectrum Networks Acquires New England Cable News (NECN) Assets

Spectrotel Acquires Mosaic NetworX

December 11, 2025

IT Services

Spectrotel, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Mosaic NetworX, a global managed services provider specializing in SASE and SD-WAN. The deal strengthens Spectrotel’s managed network services capabilities and expands its ability to support mid-market and enterprise customers across distributed and international environments.

EN Engineering Acquires Spectrum Engineering Corporation

August 5, 2021

Engineering Services

EN Engineering, a national engineering and consulting firm based in Warrenville, Illinois, has acquired Spectrum Engineering Corporation, an Auburn, Indiana–based engineering firm. The acquisition expands EN Engineering’s geographic presence in the Midwest and strengthens its communications engineering, fiber-optic, data center, telecom and SCADA capabilities.

Pfingsten-backed NEC Acquires Eastern Communications, LLC

November 2, 2022

Telecommunications

Pfingsten’s portfolio company NEC acquired Eastern Communications, LLC, a Bloomfield, Connecticut-based provider of maintenance, repair and upgrade services for telecommunications infrastructure. The deal—NEC’s third add-on since Pfingsten became majority shareholder in October 2021—closed October 31, 2022; Eastern CEO Steve Slade will retain ownership and join NEC’s executive team as the combined platform expands geographic coverage and service capabilities.

National CineMedia Acquires Spotlight Cinema Networks

November 17, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

National CineMedia, Inc. (NCM) has acquired Spotlight Cinema Networks, a U.S. cinema advertising company focused on luxury, art-house and dine-in exhibitors. The acquisition expands NCM's luxury-screen inventory and increases its national market share and presence in key New York and Los Angeles markets, unlocking new advertising and preshow inventory for premium advertisers.

Spectrum Reach Acquires ShowSeeker

August 30, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales business of Charter Communications, has acquired ShowSeeker, a cloud-based order management and campaign planning platform. The deal integrates ShowSeeker’s planning, proposal and order-management tools with Spectrum Reach’s Innovar automation suite to streamline media buying and ad operations across linear TV, streaming and CTV.

Allied Motion Acquires Spectrum Controls, Inc.

December 31, 2021

Manufacturing

Allied Motion Technologies Inc. acquired Spectrum Controls, Inc., a Bellevue, Washington–based designer and manufacturer of industrial I/O modules, displays and communications gateways, for a total purchase price of $70 million (approximately $45 million paid at closing, with $25 million deferred). Spectrum, founded in 1983 with about 72 employees, will expand Allied Motion’s industrial automation product portfolio and engineering capabilities and is expected to be accretive to earnings and gross margin.