By Tyler Lee
(January 4, 2024) Broadband and digital infrastructure are foundational to the tech-enabled transformation occurring across industries and impacting so many facets of our lives. With this transformation, US $6-$10 trillion is projected to be deployed over the next decade, with sophisticated and agile investors like Grain helping to shape our digital future. In the latest … Continued
By Tyler Lee
(December 14, 2023) The investment decisions we make at Grain begin and end with partnership. As our shared belief in the importance of strong partnerships and our Firm’s core values have been adopted across our organization, they have served to drive value in all that we do. In our latest Responsible Investing Report, we detail … Continued
By Tyler Lee
(November 10, 2023) Largescale fiber operators had ambitious plans to connect millions of homes in 2022, but missed their targets. This disconnect stemmed from industry-wide challenges like permitting issues, general construction challenges, and supply chain delays coupled with operational issues such as long build-planning processes and multi-departmental coordination. In our latest insight, Challenges in Fiber … Continued
By Tyler Lee
Acquisition of the São Paulo provider is part of Alares’ inorganic expansion and consolidation strategy. São Paulo, S.P. (October 4, 2023) Alares, an independent telecommunications services operator that offers Internet access via fiber optics, pay TV, fixed telephony and streaming, announces that it has acquired the São Paulo operator Webby Internet. This move represents an … Continued
By Tyler Lee
Medford, Oregon (October 3, 2023) Today Hunter Communications, Oregon’s largest privately owned fiber-optic internet provider, announced the acquisition of Origin Networks LLC, the parent company to InfoStructure. “This acquisition is an important step in the success of our communities, as it allows us to continue bringing better internet service to businesses throughout Oregon,” said Michael … Continued
By Tyler Lee
Washington, D.C. (September 28, 2023) Grain Management, LLC (“Grain”), investment firm and solutions provider to the global broadband industry, announced today that Franklin Raines has joined its board as a Senior Advisor. Raines has served in leadership positions in the private, public, and non-profit sectors for over forty years, including as the Chairman and CEO of Fannie … Continued
By Tyler Lee
NEPTUNE, N.J. (September 21, 2023) Spectrotel, Inc., a next-generation aggregator and leading integrated communication services provider, today announced the appointment of Jon Moss as Vice President of Digital Transformation concurrent with a multi-million-dollar investment to take Spectrotel Managed Network Services to the next level. The new technology initiative is supported by Grain Management (“Grain”), who … Continued
By Tyler Lee
CONCORD, Ca. (August 1, 2023) LightRiver, the premier optical network integration solution provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software solutions, announced today its appointment of Mike Jonas as Chief Executive Officer. Jonas steps into the role following the retirement of founder and CEO Glenn Johansen. With … Continued
By Tyler Lee
Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2023) Grain Management is excited to announce Preqin has named us the Top Performing Infrastructure Core & Core Plus Fund Manager in the Americas for 2023. Winners were announced by Preqin on June 29, 2023, and we are pleased to be celebrated alongside the other award recipients by what Preqin describes … Continued
By Tyler Lee
Brampton, ON. (June 15, 2023) Grain Management, LLC (“Grain”), investment firm and solutions provider to the global broadband industry, has announced the acquisition of 55 Hereford Street, Brampton, Ontario.The property is a state-of-the-art, 127,000 square foot, Tier III data center located in a premier market just outside of Toronto near Canada’s largest carrier hotel and … Continued