Investment Summary

Oak Hill Capital and Pamlico Capital Invest In Socket

On July 8, 2025, private equity firms Oak Hill Capital and Pamlico Capital invested in communications company Socket

Investment Highlights
  • This is Oak Hill Capital’s 15th and Pamlico Capital’s 11th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Oak Hill Capital’s 72nd and Pamlico Capital’s 82nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Oak Hill Capital’s 2nd and Pamlico Capital’s 3rd transaction in Missouri.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-07-08
Target Socket
Sector Communications
Investor(s) Oak Hill Capital
Pamlico Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)
Brown Law (Legal)

Target

Socket

Columbia, Missouri, United States
Socket provides telephone, internet, and television services to homes and businesses in Missouri. Socket was formed in 1994 and is based in Columbia, Missouri.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Oak Hill Capital

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 9.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oak Hill Capital Partners was originally formed as the private equity investment vehicle for Robert Bass and in 1999, opened up to outside investors and raised its first private equity fund. Oak Hill looks to invest in middle-market companies and focuses its efforts within six industry groups. The six groups include basic industries; business and financial services; consumer, retail, and distribution; healthcare; media and telecom; and technology. Oak Hill targets businesses with defensible business models, strong market positions, and 'best-in-class' management. Oak Hill Capital was formed in 1986 and has offices in Stamford, Connecticut; Menlo Park, California; and New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 79 of 79
Sector: Communications M&A 15 of 15
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: Missouri M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 72 of 72
Year: 2025 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-08 IdeaTek Telcom

Buhler, Kansas, United States

IdeaTek is a broadband service provider with the mission of “fighting for Internet Freedom.” IdeaTek offers a unique and innovative approach to deploy scalable, long-term fiber-optic infrastructure, working to bridge the digital divide in Kansas communities. IdeaTek was founded in 1999 and is based in Buhler, Kansas.

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Investor

Pamlico Capital

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 3.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pamlico Capital is a private equity group focused on mid-sized transactions. Pamlico looks to invest $25 to $125 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include business and technology services, consumer products/services, industrial, energy, financial services, healthcare, media, and communications. Pamlico will consider both minority and majority positions. Prospective transactions include management or leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, mezzanine, and special situations. Pamlico was formerly known as Wachovia Capital Partners. The Firm was originally formed in 1988 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 87 of 87
Sector: Communications M&A 11 of 11
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 31 of 31
State: Missouri M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 82 of 82
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-08 IdeaTek Telcom

Buhler, Kansas, United States

IdeaTek is a broadband service provider with the mission of “fighting for Internet Freedom.” IdeaTek offers a unique and innovative approach to deploy scalable, long-term fiber-optic infrastructure, working to bridge the digital divide in Kansas communities. IdeaTek was founded in 1999 and is based in Buhler, Kansas.

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