Boulder, CO,, United Staes — March 1, 2017 — Business Wire

Zayo Closes Acquisition of Electric Lightwave


Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) today announced it has closed its $1.42 billion acquisition of Electric Lightwave (formerly known as Integra Telecom), an infrastructure and telecom services provider serving 35 markets in the western U.S.

The acquisition adds 8,100 route miles of long haul fiber and 4,000 miles of dense metro fiber across Denver, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Salt Lake City, Spokane and Boise, with on-net connectivity to more than 3,100 enterprise buildings and 100 data centers.

“The acquisition creates a synergistic network presence across the strategically important West Coast markets and strengthens our position as the only nationwide independent provider of communications infrastructure,” said Dan Caruso, Zayo chairman and CEO. “Because of the complementary nature of the acquisition, and our Tranzact platform, we can begin cross-selling our full suite of services immediately.”

The portion of Electric Lightwave’s revenue that aligns with Zayo’s infrastructure-focused business segments will be rapidly integrated into Zayo’s Dark Fiber and Network Connectivity business segments. The remaining cash-flow generating unified communications business will be integrated with Zayo’s Canadian SME and voice businesses.

The combined network and infrastructure solutions are available immediately to Zayo and Electric Lightwave customers through their account representatives or via Tranzact, Zayo’s platform for purchasing and managing infrastructure. The suite of services includes dark fiber, wavelengths, Ethernet, IP, data center and cloud infrastructure across the combined network.

The acquisition was funded through debt and cash on hand, utilizing the net proceeds of Zayo’s January 2017 $650 million incremental term loan and $800 million offering of 5.750 percent Senior Notes.

Zayo will host a conference call on Friday, March 17 at 8:30 a.m. MDT to discuss the integration of Electric Lightwave. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-866-807-9684. A live webcast of the conference call and associated presentation materials will be available on the investor relations section of Zayo’s website at zayo.com.

For more information, please visit zayo.com.

About Zayo Group

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) provides communications infrastructure services, including fiber and bandwidth connectivity, colocation and cloud infrastructure to the world’s leading businesses. Customers include wireless and wireline carriers, media and content companies and finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. Zayo’s vast network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. In addition to high-capacity dark fiber, wavelength, Ethernet and other connectivity solutions, Zayo offers colocation and cloud infrastructure in its carrier-neutral data centers. Zayo provides clients with flexible, customized solutions and self-service through Tranzact, an innovative online platform for managing and purchasing bandwidth and services. For more information, visit zayo.com.