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Fundraise Greatly Exceeds Target with Strong Existing and New Limited Partner Support Washington, D.C. (April 25, 2019) Grain Management (“Grain”), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in the global communications sector, announced today the closing of its fourth fund, Grain Communications Opportunity Fund II, L.P. (“GCOF II” or the “Fund”), with $899 million … Continued
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Washington, DC (October 18, 2018) Grain Management, LLC (Grain), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in the communications sector, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Great Plains Communications, the largest privately-owned telecommunications provider in Nebraska. Moving forward, Grain will partner with the Great Plains Communications management team to improve and … Continued
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Lenexa, KS (August 7, 2018) WANRack continues to make their way across the nation in pursuit of becoming the premier private fiber WAN provider for the K-12 education space. The Lake Geneva school district is now home to the first WANRack wide area network (WAN) in Wisconsin. “I had the privilege of spending several years … Continued
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LENEXA, Kan. (July 24, 2018) WANRack recently added two school districts to their growing list of Private Fiber Optic Wide Area Networks (WANs) nationwide. The two recent installations across Illinois provides a key milestone between their other recent successes in Wisconsin and Indiana. The completed networks for Alton and Park Ridge School Districts are WANRack’s … Continued
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Washington, DC Grain Management, LLC (Grain), a leading private equity firm focused on investments in the communications sector, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Great Plains Communications – the largest privately-owned telecommunications provider in Nebraska. “We are enthusiastic about the outstanding performance Great Plains Communications has delivered for its … Continued
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Washington, DC Leading private equity firm Grain Management, LLC today announced the appointment of Edith Cooper and Virgis Colbert as new additions to the Firm’s exceptional group of Senior Advisors. “Edith is an exceptional executive and brings more than 20 years of experience from Goldman Sachs with particular competence in human capital development. Her wealth … Continued
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Lenexa, Kansas WANRack, LLC announced today that Grain Management, LLC, a leading private equity firm focused on investments in the communications sector, has acquired a controlling interest in the company. The capital from this investment will enable WANRack to advance its explosive growth in the private fiber Wide-Area Network (WAN) market. “We are thrilled to … Continued
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Nationally Renowned Media and Telecom Executive Chad Crank Will Join Grain Management (Washington, DC) Today, leading private equity investor, Grain Management LLC, announced Chad Crank joined the firm on Friday, December 1st, as Managing Director on its investment team. The hire expands Grain’s capacity and expertise in the firm’s sector-focused investment strategy. Chad Crank worked … Continued
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Grain Management, LLC (“Grain”) announced today that Kathlika Fontes has joined the firm as Vice President, Director of Investor Relations. In this role, Ms. Fontes will be responsible for developing relationships with Limited Partners and their advisors, as well as supporting Grain’s partners and investment professionals in expanding the firm’s … Continued
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Company officials at TowerCo have announced the sale of 253 towers and 95 other assets to Grain Infrastructure II, L.P., a private equity firm in Sarasota, Fla., for $244 million. The sale marks the third portfolio of towers and assets sold by TowerCo since 2008 when the company sold 430 towers to SBA Communications for … Continued