Crown Castle to Sell Two Units to EQT, Zayo for Total $8.5b

March 13, 2025, 8:29 PM UTC

Crown Castle signed a definitive agreement to sell fiber segment units, together with certain supporting assets and personnel, to EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund and Zayo Group Holdings for an aggregate $8.5 billion.

  • EQT to acquire small cells business and Zayo to acquire the fiber solutions business
  • Transaction expected to close in 1H26
  • Crown Castle sees using proceeds from the deal to repay debt and fund anticipated share repurchases
  • Company instituting a share repurchase program of approximately $3 billion in conjunction with the transaction’s closing
  • NOTE: Zayo Said to Vie for Crown Castle Unit as TPG Talks Cool

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