Category: Portfolio Company News

Grain Management to Acquire Fiber Connectivity Provider, Hunter Communications

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Washington, D.C.-based Grain Management, LLC will acquire Hunter Communications, Inc., a regional fiber connectivity provider and one of the largest private telecommunications operators in Oregon News of the transaction follows the announcement of Grain’s acquisition of Arkansas-based Ritter Communications and Orlando-based Summit Broadband August 20, 2019 (Medford, OR) Grain Management, LLC, (“Grain”) a leading Washington, … Continued

Grain Management To Acquire Summit Broadband From Cable Bahamas Ltd

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Washington, D.C.-based Grain Management, LLC to acquire Summit Broadband, a fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Florida. News of the transaction follows the announcement of Grain Management’s acquisition of Arkansas-based Ritter Communications, Inc. Orlando, FL (August 18, 2019) Grain Management, LLC (“Grain”), a leading Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm focused on the global communications sector, announced today … Continued

Ritter Communications Partners with Grain Management

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This partnership with an industry specialist will expand and accelerate company growth  Marked Tree, AR (August 12, 2019) Grain Management, a leading private equity firm investing in the global communications industry, together with E. Ritter and Company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Ritter Communications.  A … Continued

Great Plains Communications Completes Purchase of InterCarrier Networks

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Acquisition Adds 2,000+ Fiber Broadband Miles in Illinois, Indiana, and Underserved Areas of Kentucky  Blair, Nebraska (August 6, 2019) Great Plains Communications, the largest privately-owned telecommunications provider in Nebraska and a Grain Management portfolio company, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of  InterCarrier Networks (ICN), a high-capacity, fiber-optic network carrier with unique routes … Continued

Grain Management Investment Great Plains Communications to Acquire InterCarrier Networks

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Blair, Nebraska (May 15, 2019) Great Plains Communications, the largest privately-owned telecommunications provider in Nebraska and a Grain Management portfolio company, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InterCarrier Networks, a regional fiber optic carrier with a high-capacity network spanning Illinois, northern Indiana, the St. Louis metro area in Missouri, … Continued

WANRack Breaks Into Illinois With Two More School Districts

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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

Leading Private Equity Firm Acquires Largest Privately-Owned Telecommunications Provider in Nebraska

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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

Grain Management Acquires 85 Towers from NTELOS Holdings Corp

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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