{"id":825694,"date":"2025-03-13T16:34:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/digitalbridge-portfolio-company-zayo-to-acquire-crown-castles-fiber-solutions-business-in-4-25-billion-transaction\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T20:34:18","slug":"digitalbridge-portfolio-company-zayo-to-acquire-crown-castles-fiber-solutions-business-in-4-25-billion-transaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/digitalbridge-portfolio-company-zayo-to-acquire-crown-castles-fiber-solutions-business-in-4-25-billion-transaction\/","title":{"rendered":"DigitalBridge Portfolio Company Zayo to Acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions Business in $4.25 Billion Transaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p>\nDigitalBridge Portfolio Company Zayo to Acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions Business in $4.25 Billion Transaction\n<\/p>\n<p>BOCA RATON, Fla.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nDigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG), a leading global digital infrastructure investment firm, announced today that its portfolio company Zayo, which it acquired in partnership with EQT in 2020, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions business in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.25 billion. The acquisition will strengthen Zayo\u2019s ability to deliver high-performance connectivity solutions to businesses and service providers.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"news-body-cta\">This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250313886458\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250313886458\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nWith this acquisition, Zayo will expand its network with approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber, increasing its overall reach to more than 70,000 on-net locations. Crown Castle\u2019s metro-focused fiber assets complement Zayo\u2019s long-haul network, enhancing services for hyperscalers, data centers, enterprises, carriers, cities, and rural communities as demand for cloud and AI-driven connectivity continues to rise.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cAs AI adoption accelerates, the need for scalable, high-capacity networks has never been greater,\u201d said Marc Ganzi, Chief Executive Officer of DigitalBridge. \u201cCrown Castle\u2019s metro-focused fiber network is a valuable addition that will help Zayo expand its reach in key markets and better support the next generation of digital applications. Alongside EQT, DigitalBridge remains committed to investing in world-class network infrastructure to power AI, cloud computing, and enterprise connectivity.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThis transaction strengthens Zayo\u2019s ability to meet the growing demand for high-speed, low-latency fiber solutions,\u201d said Jonathan Friesel, Senior Managing Director and Head of Fiber at DigitalBridge. \u201cWith cloud and AI-driven workloads increasing, network reliability and scalability are more important than ever. This acquisition enhances Zayo\u2019s capacity to support data-intensive applications while improving overall fiber availability for enterprises, carriers, and cloud providers.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWith Crown Castle\u2019s fiber network, Zayo will expand its coverage in major metropolitan areas, enhancing scalable, high-performance connectivity for its customers. This investment supports Zayo\u2019s growth strategy and strengthens its ability to meet the increasing bandwidth demands driven by AI, cloud computing, and enterprise connectivity.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs the leading specialist investor in digital infrastructure, DigitalBridge remains committed to supporting the development of next-generation networks. Across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, DigitalBridge-backed platforms collectively operate nearly 300,000 route miles of fiber across 550 markets worldwide, advancing digital infrastructure through investments in data centers, towers, fiber, and edge infrastructure.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory review and other customary closing conditions.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About DigitalBridge<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nDigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) is a leading global alternative asset manager dedicated to investing in digital infrastructure. With a heritage of over 25 years investing in and operating businesses across the digital ecosystem, including cell towers, data centers, fiber, small cells, and edge infrastructure, the DigitalBridge team manages $96 billion of infrastructure assets on behalf of its limited partners and shareholders. For more information, visit: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalbridge.com&amp;esheet=54223879&amp;newsitemid=20250313886458&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.digitalbridge.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=da86dd54fa8a0f76f27052e5af975976\">www.digitalbridge.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Zayo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nFor more than 17 years, Zayo has empowered some of the world\u2019s largest and most innovative companies to connect what\u2019s next for their business. The Zayo group of companies connects 400 global markets with future-ready networks that span over 18.7 million fiber miles and 146,000 route miles. 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(NYSE: DBRG), a leading global digital infrastructure investment firm, announced today that its portfolio company Zayo, which it acquired in partnership with EQT in 2020, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions business in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.25 billion. The acquisition will strengthen Zayo\u2019s ability to deliver high-performance connectivity solutions to businesses and service providers. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250313886458\/en\/ With this acquisition, Zayo will expand its network with approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber, increasing its overall reach to more than 70,000 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/digitalbridge-portfolio-company-zayo-to-acquire-crown-castles-fiber-solutions-business-in-4-25-billion-transaction\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;DigitalBridge Portfolio Company Zayo to Acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions Business in $4.25 Billion Transaction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-825694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DigitalBridge Portfolio Company Zayo to Acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions Business in $4.25 Billion Transaction - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/digitalbridge-portfolio-company-zayo-to-acquire-crown-castles-fiber-solutions-business-in-4-25-billion-transaction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DigitalBridge Portfolio Company Zayo to Acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions Business in $4.25 Billion Transaction - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DigitalBridge Portfolio Company Zayo to Acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions Business in $4.25 Billion Transaction BOCA RATON, Fla.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG), a leading global digital infrastructure investment firm, announced today that its portfolio company Zayo, which it acquired in partnership with EQT in 2020, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crown Castle\u2019s Fiber Solutions business in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.25 billion. The acquisition will strengthen Zayo\u2019s ability to deliver high-performance connectivity solutions to businesses and service providers. This press release features multimedia. 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