Tag: Fiber

Washington, D.C. (June 16, 2026) Grain Management, LLC  (“Grain”), a leading private investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and communications, today announced plans to combine two portfolio companies — Jonesboro, Arkansas-based Ritter Communications and Blair, Nebraska-based Great Plains Communications — under one new organization and brand: Rightfiber. The strategic combination brings together two highly respected telecommunications providers … Continued

Southfield, M.I. (May 21, 2026) 123NET, a Michigan-based provider of fiber internet, colocation, and voice services, and a portfolio company of Grain Management, LLC  (“Grain”), named Ken Fitzpatrick President and CEO of 123NET, effective today. Fitzpatrick is the former President and CEO of Everstream. Fitzpatrick succeeds 123NET Founder, President and CEO Dan Irvin, who will … Continued

Blair, N.E. (May 19, 2026) Great Plains Communications (“GPC”), the leading Midwestern digital infrastructure provider and a portfolio company of Grain Management, LLC  (“Grain”) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with American Broadband Holding Company dba Fastwyre Broadband (“Fastwyre”), an internet service provider serving customers across multiple states, to acquire Fastwyre’s business … Continued

Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2026) Grain Management, LLC (“Grain”), a leading private investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and communications, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Quintillion, a leading provider of subsea and terrestrial fiber infrastructure in Alaska, to GCI Holdings, LLC (“GCI”). Quintillion operates a strategically important fiber network spanning some … Continued

Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2026) Grain Management (“Grain”), a leading global investment firm specializing in digital infrastructure, today announced the successful completion of the sale of Hunter Communications (“Hunter”), Oregon’s largest privately owned fiber-optic internet provider, to Oak Hill Capital. The transaction, which was originally announced in December 2025, closed in March 2026, reflecting Grain’s … Continued

Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2025) Hunter Communications is a leading regional fiber-optic internet provider operating a 3,000+ route-mile, fully fiber network engineered for multi-gig symmetrical speeds, low latency, and high network availability across residential, commercial, and enterprise segments in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. Under Grain Management’s ownership, Hunter executed targeted fiber buildouts, upgraded core … Continued

Orlando, Fl. (December 17, 2024) Summit Broadband, a leading fiber-optics telecommunications provider in Florida, announced the successful closing of an incremental $100 million debt facility and term expansion with Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”). Backed by financial sponsor Grain Management (“Grain”), the company is committed to enhancing service for existing customers while expanding its residential and commercial fiber network … Continued

With 320,000 subscribers, the state of São Paulo consolidates as the largest market for the operator. São Paulo, S.P. (October 2, 2024) Alares, a telecommunications operator headquartered in São Paulo that offers fiber optic internet services, pay TV, streaming, and fixed telephony, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Azza Telecom. With the acquisition, … Continued