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Lightpath

Bethpage, New York, United States

Lightpath builds and operates all-fiber infrastructure designed for the AI era, providing dense network connectivity with transport, Ethernet, internet, dark fiber/wavelengths, and managed connectivity services for mission-critical workloads.

Focus Areas
Fiber-optic connectivity, Dark fiber and wavelengths, Metro and long-haul fiber network infrastructure

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2021-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 1 divestiture

Lightpath Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Lightpath. 1 2021 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Lightpath
    Target
    WANRack (Phoenix network assets and customers)
    Seller
    WANRack, CBRE Investment Management

    Lightpath has acquired WANRack’s network assets and customers in Phoenix, Arizona, adding 133 miles of fiber and bringing Lightpath’s Phoenix footprint to 363 miles. The deal expands Lightpath’s presence in the Phoenix market as it builds a 230-mile network; WANRack is majority‑owned by CBRE Investment Management and is headquartered in the Kansas City metro area.

  • Buyer
    Lightpath
    Target
    United Fiber & Data
    Type
    Buyout

    Lightpath has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of United Fiber & Data; the deal is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to close in Q3 2024. The acquisition adds a geographically diverse, high-fiber-count 323-route mile long-haul network between New York City and Ashburn, VA, plus a 79-route mile metro network in NYC/NJ, expanding Lightpath's capacity into the Ashburn data center ecosystem and increasing Manhattan serviceable market by over 20%.

  • Buyer
    Lightpath
    Target
    Cambridge Network Solutions (CNS), Second area connectivity provider (unnamed), Hub Fiber (fiber network assets)
    Seller
    Hub Fiber
    Type
    Buyout

    Lightpath announced three concurrent acquisitions to establish an all-fiber, enterprise-grade presence in the Greater Boston area: the purchase of Cambridge Network Solutions (CNS), a second local connectivity provider (unnamed), and the acquisition of fiber network assets from Hub Fiber. The deals add over 80 route miles of fiber serving more than 100 locations (including 12 data centers) and connect Lightpath’s new Boston footprint to its NY Metro network.

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