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Portfolio Company News June 16, 2026

Ritter Communications and Great Plains Communications Combine to Form Rightfiber

Fiber

Portfolio Company News May 21, 2026

123NET Names Ken Fitzpatrick as President & CEO

Fiber

Portfolio Company News May 19, 2026

Great Plains Communications to Acquire Fastwyre Broadband in Nebraska

Fiber

Portfolio Company News May 12, 2026

Grain Management Announces Spectrotel Combination with AireSpring

Services

Portfolio Company News May 12, 2026

Grain Management Announces Sale of Quintillion to GCI Holdings

Fiber

Firm News April 22, 2026

Perspectives on Digital Infrastructure: Inside Grain’s 2026 Annual Investor Meeting

Events

Portfolio Company News April 7, 2026

Grain Management Announces Strategic Structured Financing in Data Realty Holding Corp.

Data Centers Structured Solutions

Portfolio Company News March 31, 2026

Grain Management Completes Sale of Hunter Communications

Fiber

Portfolio Company News February 13, 2026

Grain Management-Backed NWS Announces CEO Leadership Transition

Services

Firm News January 15, 2026

Grain Management Announces Leadership Promotion and 2026 Team Advancements

Leadership

Industry Insights December 17, 2025

2025 Grain Management Responsible Investing Report

Digital Infrastructure Responsible Investing

Portfolio Company News December 10, 2025

Grain Management to Sell Hunter Communications, Following Accelerated Growth and Operational Advancements

Fiber

Firm News December 4, 2025

Grain Management Welcomes Former FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks as Senior Advisor

Leadership

Industry Insights October 15, 2025

A Foundational Asset Class Redefined

Digital Infrastructure

Portfolio Company News September 18, 2025

Grain Management-Backed Spectrotel Acquires Mosaic NetworX

Services

Portfolio Company News June 19, 2025

Grain Management’s 55H Data Centre Hosts AI Startups to Advance Canada’s Digital Innovation Agenda

Data Centers

Portfolio Company News May 8, 2025

Grain Management’s Ontario-Based 55H Data Centre Hosts Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown

Data Centers

Firm News March 20, 2025

Grain Management Enters Exclusive Arrangement to Acquire 800 MHz Spectrum Portfolio from T-Mobile, with Plan to Support Critical Utility Communications

Firm News March 11, 2025

Discover How Grain is Energized by the Opportunities in 2025

Events

Portfolio Company News March 5, 2025

Grain Management’s Ontario-based Data Center, 55H, Announces Capacity Expansion

Portfolio Company News February 27, 2025

Grain Management-Backed NWS Announces Two Senior Hires to Accelerate Growth and Innovation

Services

Firm News January 9, 2025

Grain Management Elevates Leadership with Strategic Senior Appointments and Promotions for 2025

Leadership

Portfolio Company News December 17, 2024

Grain Management-Backed Summit Broadband Secures $100 Million for Florida Expansion

Fiber

Industry Insights December 11, 2024

2024 Grain Management Responsible Investing Report

Digital Infrastructure Responsible Investing

Industry Insights December 4, 2024

Investing in Fiber Infrastructure: A Compelling, Long-Term Bet in a Digital-First World

Fiber

Portfolio Company News October 2, 2024

Grain Management-Backed Alares Concludes Acquisition of Azza Telecom

Fiber

Firm News October 1, 2024

Grain Management Welcomes Claire Fefer as Senior Advisor

Leadership

Firm News September 17, 2024

Grain Management Welcomes Steven Smith as a Managing Director

Portfolio Company News August 26, 2024

Grain Management Investment PTI and Iliad Enter into Strategic Agreement in Italy

Towers

Firm News, Portfolio Company News July 22, 2024

Grain Management Completes Acquisition of 123NET

Fiber

Portfolio Company News July 19, 2024

Grain Management-Backed Alares Acquires Azza Telecom

Fiber

Portfolio Company News May 2, 2024

Grain Management-Backed LightRiver Appoints Jason Konzak as SVP of Network Services

Services

Firm News April 22, 2024

Grain Management Invests in Leading Michigan-based Telecom Provider, 123NET

Firm News, Industry Insights April 2, 2024

2023, A Year of Strategic Growth and Partnership

Digital Infrastructure

Firm News, Portfolio Company News March 27, 2024

Grain Management Announces Investment in Phoenix Tower International in Partnership with BlackRock

Towers

Firm News March 11, 2024

The Strength of the Grain Partnership On Display at Our 2024 Annual Investor Meeting

Events

Firm News February 22, 2024

Grain Management Announces Erika Gray as Chief Financial Officer

Leadership

Firm News, Portfolio Company News February 15, 2024

Grain Management Completes Acquisition of American Arctic Fiber Provider, Quintillion

Fiber

Firm News January 24, 2024

Grain Management Announces Promotions, Recognizing Corporate Excellence and Outstanding Performance

Leadership

Portfolio Company News January 8, 2024

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

Fiber

Industry Insights January 4, 2024

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

Industry Insights December 14, 2023

2023 Grain Management Responsible Investing Report

Digital Infrastructure Responsible Investing

Industry Insights November 10, 2023

Challenges in Fiber Deployment: Opportunity for Agile Operators

Firm News, Portfolio Company News November 3, 2023

Grain, A Partner in Growth and Success

Leadership

Firm News October 27, 2023

2023 CEO Summit: Accelerating Alpha

Events

Portfolio Company News October 4, 2023

Grain Management-Backed Alares Acquires Webby Internet

Fiber

Portfolio Company News October 3, 2023

Grain Management-Backed Hunter Communications Acquires InfoStructure

Fiber

Firm News September 28, 2023

Grain Management Welcomes Franklin Raines as Senior Advisor

Leadership

Portfolio Company News September 22, 2023

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

Industry Insights August 16, 2023

The State of FTTH in the US: A Bull Case for Operators

Portfolio Company News August 1, 2023

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

Services

Firm News June 29, 2023

Preqin Names Grain Management Top Performing Infrastructure Core & Core Plus Fund Manager in the Americas

Recognition

Firm News, Portfolio Company News June 15, 2023

Grain Management Acquires Majority Stake in Toronto Data Center

Data Centers

Portfolio Company News June 6, 2023

Grain Management-Backed Summit Broadband Names Kurt Van Wagenen as CEO

Fiber

Portfolio Company News May 30, 2023

Grain Management-Backed Spectrotel adds Industry Veterans Robert Guth and John Hayduk to its Board

Services

Firm News April 19, 2023

2022 Grain Annual Report

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 3, 2023

Grain Management Acquires Quintillion to Accelerate Broadband Expansion in Alaska

Fiber

Firm News March 28, 2023

Hear David J. Grain’s opening remarks at our Annual Investor Meeting

Events

Firm News, Portfolio Company News January 19, 2023

Grain Management Announces Acquisition of Spectrotel

Services

Firm News January 17, 2023

Grain Management Expands International Presence with New London Office

International

Portfolio Company News December 19, 2022

Ritter Communications Announces Key Promotions

Fiber

Firm News December 12, 2022

Grain Management Announces Promotions, Recognizing Exceptional Performance Firm-wide

Leadership

Portfolio Company News October 31, 2022

Denita Willoughby appointed to the board of Grain Management-Backed Network Wireless Solutions (NWS)

Services

Firm News October 27, 2022

Grain Management Wins Private Equity Wire US Award

Recognition

Portfolio Company News August 11, 2022

LightRiver Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Services

Firm News, Industry Insights August 6, 2022

A Differentiated Approach to Investing

Digital Infrastructure

Portfolio Company News July 27, 2022

Hunter Communications Appoints Ehrika Gladden to Board of Directors

Firm News July 19, 2022

Grain Management Grows Leadership Team from Within

Leadership

Portfolio Company News May 5, 2022

Network Wireless Solutions (NWS) Expands Its Senior Team

Services

Firm News April 20, 2022

Grain Values and Promotes the Individual, Driving Excellence, Collaboration, and Diversity

Firm News April 20, 2022

Grain Management Welcomes Abbas Hasan to its Investment Team

Leadership

Firm News April 19, 2022

Ted Manvitz joins Grain to broaden the firm’s focus on global investment opportunities

Leadership

Portfolio Company News April 14, 2022

Summit Broadband acquires NexGen Connected Communities to expand residential and commercial portfolio in Florida

Portfolio Company News April 7, 2022

Grain Management-Backed CONEXÃO Group Announces New CFO

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 4, 2022

Grain Management Announces Acquisition of LightRiver

Services

Firm News, Industry Insights April 1, 2022

Leading the Way as a Global Solutions Provider

Digital Infrastructure

Portfolio Company News February 28, 2022

Grain Management-Backed Network Wireless Solutions (NWS) Announces Appointment of Longtime AT&T Executive Xavier Williams as CEO

Services

Portfolio Company News February 8, 2022

Grain Management-Backed Network Wireless Solutions (NWS) Acquires Gap Wireless

Services

Firm News February 2, 2022

Grain Management Joins American Investment Council

Recognition

Portfolio Company News January 18, 2022

Grain Management-Backed Conexao Group Welcomes Denis Marcel Ferreira as New CEO

Portfolio Company News January 7, 2022

Great Plains Communications Completes Acquisition of Wood River Network

Fiber

Portfolio Company News January 5, 2022

Grain Management-Backed Hunter Communications Acquires XS Media and Online NW

Fiber

Portfolio Company News October 1, 2021

Grain Management-Backed Great Plains Communications Completes Acquisition of USA Communications

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News July 7, 2021

Grain Management Acquires Conexao, Announces LatAm Presence

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News June 2, 2021

Grain Management Announces Acquisition of NWS

Services

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 9, 2021

Grain Management Announces Sale of WANRack to CBRE Caledon

Fiber Structured Solutions

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 6, 2021

Grain Management Closes Flagship and Spectrum Funds with $3.75 Billion in Total Commitments

Spectrum

Firm News January 14, 2021

Grain Management Announces New Addition to its Investment Committee and other Promotions

Leadership

Portfolio Company News October 24, 2020

Great Plains Communications Appoints Brent Whittington to Board of Directors

Fiber

Firm News September 28, 2020

Grain Management Adds Private Equity Pioneer Cleveland A. Christophe as Senior Advisor

Leadership

Portfolio Company News September 16, 2020

Great Plains Communications Completes Acquisition of Indiana-Based Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation

Fiber

Portfolio Company News July 25, 2020

Nebraska-Based Great Plains Communications to Acquire Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation (ETC)

Fiber

Firm News May 18, 2020

Grain Management Appoints New Investment Team Member and Adds to its Advisory Board

Leadership

Portfolio Company News May 4, 2020

Grain Management-Backed Hunter Communications Names Industry Veteran Michael Wynschenk as CEO

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 16, 2020

Grain Management Completes Acquisition of Oregon-Based Hunter Communications

Fiber

Firm News March 17, 2020

A Message to our Partners during the COVID-19 Crisis

Firm News, Portfolio Company News January 22, 2020

Grain Management Completes Acquisition of Summit Broadband

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News November 1, 2019

Grain Management Finalizes Partnership with Ritter Communications

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News September 3, 2019

Grain Completes Sale of U.S. Tower Portfolio to American Tower

Towers

Firm News, Portfolio Company News August 20, 2019

Grain Management to Acquire Fiber Connectivity Provider, Hunter Communications

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News August 19, 2019

Grain Management To Acquire Summit Broadband From Cable Bahamas Ltd

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News August 12, 2019

Ritter Communications Partners with Grain Management

Fiber

Portfolio Company News August 6, 2019

Great Plains Communications Completes Purchase of InterCarrier Networks

Portfolio Company News May 15, 2019

Grain Management Investment Great Plains Communications to Acquire InterCarrier Networks

Firm News April 25, 2019

Grain Management Closes Fourth Fund with Close to $900 Million in Commitments

Firm News October 18, 2018

Leading Private Equity Firm Completes Acquisition of the Largest Privately-Owned Telecommunications Provider in Nebraska

Portfolio Company News August 7, 2018

Another State Means Another District Added to WANRack’s Growing List Of Private Fiber Network Builds

Fiber

Portfolio Company News July 24, 2018

WANRack Breaks Into Illinois With Two More School Districts

Fiber

Firm News, Portfolio Company News June 19, 2018

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

Fiber

Firm News June 18, 2018

Leading Private Equity Firm Adds Senior Advisors

Firm News, Portfolio Company News January 30, 2018

WANRack Partners With Seasoned Communications-Focused Private Equity Firm Grain Management

Fiber

Firm News December 4, 2017

Grain Management Expands Investment Team

Leadership

Firm News December 16, 2016

Kathlika T. Fontes Joins Grain Management As Director Of Investor Relations

Leadership

Firm News, Portfolio Company News February 18, 2015

Grain Management Acquires 85 Towers from NTELOS Holdings Corp

Towers

Firm News, Portfolio Company News January 20, 2015

Ntelos announced it has reached an agreement to sell up to 103 of its towers to Grain Management

Towers

Firm News May 1, 2014

CNAS selects new Board Members

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 18, 2014

Cincinnati Bell Spectrum Sale Has Interesting Twist

Spectrum

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 7, 2014

Cincinnati Bell to sell Wireless Spectrum Licenses

Spectrum

Firm News, Portfolio Company News April 7, 2014

Verizon Wireless to buy Cincinnati Bell’s AWS Spectrum

Spectrum