Investment Summary

Searchlight Capital Partners Invests In Wecom

On May 15, 2023, private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners invested in communications company Wecom

Investment Highlights
  • This is Searchlight Capital Partners’ 11th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Searchlight Capital Partners’ 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Searchlight Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Arizona.

Investment Summary
Date 2023-05-15
Target Wecom
Sector Communications
Investor(s) Searchlight Capital Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Wecom

Kingman, Arizona, United States
Wecom is a provider of fiber Internet services to homes and businesses with the fastest, most reliable service throughout its rural service areas. Wecom was founded in 1958 and is based in Kingman, Arizona.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Searchlight Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 860M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Searchlight Capital Partners is a private investment firm founded in 2010. The Firm will invest across the capital structure, including equity and debt and will consider a variety of transaction situations, from simple to complex. Areas of focus include communications, media, information, IT services, business services, financial services, consumer services, consumer products, education, and industrial goods/services. The Firm will consider opportunities across North America and Europe. Searchlight Capital has offices in New York, London, and Toronto.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 39
Sector (Communications) 11 of 12
Type (Growth Capital) 12 of 13
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 20 of 21
Year (2023) 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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