Vermont Approves $3.1 Billion Sale of Consolidated Communications
The sale would see Searchlight Capital Partners and a partner take ownership of Consolidated Communications.

The sale would see Searchlight Capital Partners and a partner take ownership of Consolidated Communications.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2024 – The state of Vermont has approved the sale of Consolidated Communications to a private equity buyers, beating federal regulators.
The $3.1 billion sale, approved by the Vermont Public Utilities Commission on Nov. 14, would see Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation take ownership of Consolidated Communications and about 250,000 fiber Internet subscriptions currently served by the company.
Searchlight, based in New York, N.Y., is an international private equity investment company with more than $12 billion in assets.
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