CCI · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report

Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture

CROWN CASTLE INC. · 2026-11-04 · Importance 71 · Surprise 60 · In source text

On May 1, 2026, Crown Castle completed the Strategic Fiber Transaction, selling its small cells and fiber solutions businesses to EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund and Zayo Group Holdings Inc., respectively. The company received aggregate net cash proceeds of $8.4 billion, based on a gross contractual purchase price of $8.5 billion less $124 million of preliminary purchase price adjustments. Those adjustments remain subject to a post-closing settlement process.

Key facts

• Crown Castle received aggregate net cash proceeds of $8.4 billion from the Strategic Fiber Transaction, against a gross contractual purchase price of $8.5 billion, less the net impact of preliminary purchase price adjustments of $124 million subject to post-closing settlement. source
• Crown Castle continued to operate the Fiber Business under the Strategic Fiber Agreement through the transaction's completion on May 1, 2026. source
• On March 13, 2025, Crown Castle management signed a definitive agreement to sell its Fiber Business, with Zayo Group Holdings Inc. acquiring the fiber solutions business and EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund acquiring the small cells business. source
• Crown Castle completed the Strategic Fiber Transaction on May 1, 2026. source

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