The Firm is representing the Zayo Group (“Zayo”), a leading communications infrastructure provider backed by DigitalBridge and EQT, in connection with the announced acquisition of Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions business, valued at approximately $4.25 billion.
As part of the transaction, Zayo will acquire Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions business while the EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund will independently acquire Crown Castle’s Small Cells business, as communicated in a separate transaction announcement. Concurrent with the acquisitions, Zayo and the Small Cells business will enter into a long-term commercial agreement for Zayo to provide fiber to the Small Cells business.
Crown Castle is the nation's largest provider of shared wireless infrastructure with a significant presence in the top 100 U.S. markets.
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