M&A Deal Summary

Zayo Acquires Crown Castle - Fiber Solutions Business

On March 13, 2025, Zayo acquired communications company Crown Castle - Fiber Solutions Business from Crown Castle for 4.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zayo’s 26th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Zayo’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Zayo’s 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zayo’s 3rd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-03-13
Target Crown Castle - Fiber Solutions Business
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Zayo
Sellers(s) Crown Castle
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 4.3B USD

Target

Crown Castle - Fiber Solutions Business

Houston, Texas, United States
Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions business offers communication solutions. Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions business is based in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Zayo

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Communications
Employees3,700
Revenue 2.6B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION
Zayo's corporate headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.
Zayo's corporate headquarters in Boulder, Colorado.

Zayo is a provider of bandwidth infrastructure and network neutral colocation and interconnection services. Zayo's services allow its customers, which include telecom carriers, wireless service providers, media and content companies, and other bandwidth-intensive businesses, to transport data, voice, video, and internet traffic, as well as to interconnect their networks. Zayo was founded in 2007 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 36
Sector (Communications) 26 of 26
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (Texas) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 29 of 29
Year (2025) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-03 ENA

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

ENA is an education and telecommunications industry as a managed network and communication services provider ENA delivers future-ready connectivity, communication, cloud, and security solutions to education, library, healthcare, and government organizations nationwide. ENA was founded in 1996 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Crown Castle

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Sector Communications
Employees4,700
Revenue 7.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Crown Castle's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Crown Castle's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Crown Castle operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure, distributed antenna systems, and interests in land under third party towers. The Company's core business is providing access, including space or capacity, to towers, and to a lesser extent, to small cells and third party land interests via long-term contracts, including license, sublease and lease agreements. Crown Castle is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Communications) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2025) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-18 Lightower Fiber Networks

Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States

Lightower Fiber Networks LLC is a fiber network and broadband service provider in the Northeast, offering over 4,600 fiber route miles coupled with comprehensive transport, alternative access, and nationwide long haul services.

Buy $7.1B