M&A Deal Summary

Grain Management Acquires Great Plains Communications

On June 19, 2018, private equity firm Grain Management acquired communications company Great Plains Communications

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Grain Management’s 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Grain Management’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Grain Management’s 1st transaction in Nebraska.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-06-19
Target Great Plains Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Grain Management
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) UBS Investment Bank (Financial)
Morgan Lewis
Kutak Rock
Woods & Aitken LLP (Legal)

Target

Great Plains Communications

Blair, Nebraska, United States
Great Plains Communications is a provider of delivering high speed Internet, cable television,

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Buyer

Grain Management

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 6.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Grain Management LLC is a private equity firm focused on the communications sector. The Firm looks to acquire assets and companies valued from $20 to $150 million and will consider opportunities throughout North America. Specific areas of interest include fiber, spectrum, cell towers, and other communications assets. Grain Management LLC was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 14
Sector: Communications M&A 2 of 12
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 8
State: Nebraska M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 13
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-30 WANRack

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

WANRack provides private fiber optic WAN solutions for K-12 school districts throughout the United States. Service offerings include E-Rate compliant lit fiber, dark fiber, and special construction solutions. WANRack was founded in 2005 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-12 Ritter Communications

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

Ritter Communications is a regional provider of internet, phone, video services, and cloud solutions to business, residential and wholesale customers in the Mid-South region of the U.S. Ritter Communications was founded year 1906 and is based in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

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