FirstLight Fiber - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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FirstLight Fiber M&A Summary

FirstLight Fiber has acquired 11 companies of its own, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

FirstLight Fiber has acquired in 5 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (73%) and information technology (10%).

FirstLight Fiber Ownership

Who owns FirstLight Fiber?

FirstLight Fiber is owned by Antin Infrastructure Partners. It was acquired on February 21, 2018.

Is FirstLight Fiber PE-backed?

Yes. FirstLight Fiber is owned by private equity investor Antin Infrastructure Partners.

Was FirstLight Fiber formerly PE-backed?

Yes. FirstLight Fiber was formerly owned by 3 private investors.

FirstLight Fiber Business Overview

Where is FirstLight Fiber headquartered?

FirstLight Fiber is headquartered in Albany, New York.

What sector is FirstLight Fiber in?

FirstLight Fiber is a communications company.

When was FirstLight Fiber founded?

FirstLight Fiber was founded in 1999.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 2

FirstLight Fiber

FirstLight Fiber

41 State Street Floor 10,
Albany, New York 12207
United States,
(518) 598-0900
www.firstlight.net

FirstLight Fiber is a provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers in New York and Northern New England with connectivity to Canada connecting in excess of 2,000 locations in service with an additional 14,000 locations serviceable by our 260,000 fiber mile network. FirstLight offers a robust suite of advanced telecommunications products featuring a comprehensive portfolio of high bandwidth connectivity solutions including Ethernet, wavelengths and dark fiber as well as dedicated Internet access solutions, data center services, and voice services such as SIP trunks, virtual PBX, and traditional TDM solutions. FirstLight Fiber was founded in 1999 and is based in Albany, New York.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 8 3 - - - - 11
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research (KINBER) 2020-09-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · www.kinber.org
DFT Communications - Fiber Assets 2020-06-01 - Divestiture
, New York
PrimeLink 2020-02-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Plattsburgh, New York · www.primelink1.com
ColoSpace, Inc. 2019-12-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Rockland, Massachusetts · www.colospace.com
Todd Cable Construction LLC 2019-07-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Newport, New York · www.toddcable.net
Maine Fiber Co., LLC 2019-05-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Maine · www.mainefiberco.com
Finger Lakes Technologies Group, Inc. 2017-09-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Victor, New York · www.fltg.com
186 Communications 2017-07-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Nashua, New Hampshire · www.186comm.com
Oxford Networks 2017-01-04 - Merger
Lewiston, Maine · www.oxfordnetworks.com
G4 Communications Corp. 2014-08-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Manchester, New Hampshire · www.g4.net
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 8 (73%) - - -
Construction 1 (9%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (9%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 11 - - -
  New York 4 - - -
  New Hampshire 3 - - -
  Maine 2 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
Total 11 - - -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Morgan Lewis
3
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)

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