"Ara Partners has taken a majority controlling stake in Centric Fiber, a bulk fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) provider focused on Texas, Florida, and Arizona. Ara describes itself as a global private equity and infrastructure investment firm focused on industrial decarbonization. It was founded in 2017 and has offices in Houston, Boston, Washington D.C., and Dublin, Ireland. Centric Fiber is headquartered in Houston. It provides fiber broadband to large single family master planned communities."
"The press release says that Ara Infrastructure will invest to help Centric Fiber fulfill its "significant pipeline of contracted projects and backlog" and new opportunities. "We believe that low-carbon infrastructure will be critical in enabling the unconstrained growth of the digital economy," Ara Partners Co-Head of Ara Infrastructure George Yong said in the press release. "Fiber stands out as a practical solution due to its substantial energy efficiency gains over legacy systems and ability to deliver future-ready connectivity. Centric Fiber's infrastructure-friendly model and deep growth pipeline make it a strong fit with Ara's builder-oriented approach." The press release did not include information about the precise size of the investment or other details."
Ara Partners acquired a majority controlling stake in Centric Fiber to support expansion of bulk fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services across Texas, Florida, and Arizona. Ara Infrastructure will invest to help Centric Fiber fulfill its significant pipeline of contracted projects and backlog and pursue new opportunities. Centric Fiber specializes in providing fiber broadband to large single-family master-planned communities and is headquartered in Houston. Ara Partners focuses on industrial decarbonization and low-carbon infrastructure. Ara emphasized fiber's energy efficiency advantages and future-ready connectivity. No precise investment size or additional transactional details were disclosed. Fiber's role faces competition from FWA, LEO constellations, and advanced Wi-Fi under evolving BEAD criteria.
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