Telecommunications Acquisitions in Indiana

Mobile Communications America, Inc. (MCA) has acquired Ra-Comm, Inc., a Motorola Solutions Channel Partner headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana. The acquisition expands MCA's geographic footprint into Indiana and strengthens its capabilities serving public safety, education, and industrial customers in the Great Lakes region.

KKR and T‑Mobile have completed the acquisition of Metronet through a joint venture, buying the leading independent fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) operator from majority shareholders Oak Hill Capital and the Cinelli family. Metronet will operate as a wholesale network builder and commercial services provider while T‑Mobile Fiber takes responsibility for residential customers; Oak Hill and the Cinelli family will remain minority investors in the new JV. The transaction is intended to accelerate fiber deployment across underserved U.S. markets and leverage Metronet’s network engineering and build capabilities alongside T‑Mobile’s retail and customer experience capabilities.

Novacap has completed its acquisition of Communications Venture Corporation, Inc. (DBA INdigital), a provider of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) and emergency communications platforms. The investment brings INdigital into Novacap's Digital Infrastructure platform to accelerate product innovation and expand its NG911 capabilities and market reach across North America.

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.

Netrality Data Centers acquired Indy Telcom Center, a 205,000-square-foot carrier-hotel campus in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, expanding its footprint and interconnection/colocation capabilities across the U.S. Midwest. The existing management team will remain in place following the transaction.

Bain Capital Credit will acquire a majority stake in Surf Broadband Solutions and commit significant growth capital to accelerate the company’s fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network expansion across the Great Lakes region. Post Road Group will remain an investor alongside Bain; the company will continue to be led by its current management team and the deal is expected to close in Q3 2021 subject to customary approvals.

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.

Funds managed by KKR will join long-time partner Oak Hill Capital and MetroNet management in making new equity investments in MetroNet to accelerate deployment of fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) broadband. The capital will support MetroNet's continued expansion of its 100% fiber optic network into additional U.S. communities and growth of residential and business broadband services.

Horizon (a Novacap-backed, Columbus, Ohio-based fiber operator) has acquired Infinity Fiber, LLC, adding roughly 450 route miles and expanding Horizon's footprint into Indiana. The deal augments Horizon's existing fiber infrastructure to provide direct connectivity between Chicago, South Bend and Indianapolis and to multiple Indiana data centers for carrier and enterprise customers.

Great Plains Communications, backed by investor Grain Management, has completed the acquisition of Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation (ETC), a family-owned Southeastern Indiana telecommunications provider. The deal expands Great Plains' fiber footprint and broadband services into Indiana, adding ETC's ~14,000 customers and a local workforce of over 90 employees.

KLH Capital has partnered with the management team of ElectriCom, LLC to complete a recapitalization of the business. ElectriCom, founded in 1960, is a utility construction contractor providing aerial, underground, wireless and right-of-way installation and maintenance services to telecommunications and utility customers across the U.S.; KLH said it will support the company's continued growth and geographic expansion.

Enghouse Systems Limited has completed the acquisition of CTI Group (Holdings) Inc. for U$0.61 per share, representing a 76% premium to the prior closing price. CTI, an Indianapolis-headquartered provider of carrier-grade analytics, call recording and enterprise communications management software, will complement Enghouse's telecommunications operator solutions; Cherry Tree acted as advisor to CTI's board.