Author: Tyler Lee

Grain Management-Backed Ritter Communications Announces Appointment of Heath Simpson as CEO

By Tyler Lee

JONESBORO, Ark. (January 8, 2024) Ritter Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications service provider serving exclusively the Mid-South, announces the promotion of Heath Simpson to Chief Executive Officer. This promotion, effective January 31st, marks the culmination of a strategic succession plan to position the company to continue its aggressive growth trajectory. “Heath has established himself … Continued

FEG Insight Bridge Podcast: All the Waves You Cannot See with David Grain

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

2023 Grain Management Responsible Investing Report

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

Challenges in Fiber Deployment: Opportunity for Agile Operators

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

Grain Management-Backed Alares Acquires Webby Internet

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

Grain Management-Backed Hunter Communications Acquires InfoStructure

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

Grain Management Welcomes Franklin Raines as Senior Advisor

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

Grain Management-Backed Spectrotel hires Jon Moss to Lead Digital Transformation of Customer Experience

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

Grain Management-Backed LightRiver Announces Appointment of Mike Jonas as CEO

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