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Grain Management-Backed Y-COM Acquires Borecomm

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

MELBOURNE, Fla., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Young's Communications, LLC ("Y-COM" or the "Company"), a premier Florida-based construction services provider to telecommunications, utility, and power infrastructure companies, backed by Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Borecomm Solutions Inc. ("Borecomm"), an underground telecommunications construction business.

Key Points: 
  • MELBOURNE, Fla., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Young's Communications, LLC ("Y-COM" or the "Company"), a premier Florida-based construction services provider to telecommunications, utility, and power infrastructure companies, backed by Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Borecomm Solutions Inc. ("Borecomm"), an underground telecommunications construction business.
  • Headquartered in Florida, Borecomm focuses on fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) construction, using specialized assets, equipment, and a skilled team to meet growing network service needs in the region's residential market.
  • Through partnerships like Borecomm, Y-COM has skillfully navigated around potential supply chain constraints to maintain the highest standard of quality for its clients.
  • Borecomm is the third acquisition for Y-COM since Grain acquired the business last year.

Grain Management-Backed Y-COM Acquires FOS

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Now, with over 35 years in the fiber optic industry, FOS has performed over 4.2 million fusion splices on over 18.5 million fiber miles of cable.

Key Points: 
  • Now, with over 35 years in the fiber optic industry, FOS has performed over 4.2 million fusion splices on over 18.5 million fiber miles of cable.
  • Y-COM CEO Chad Rasmussen said, "FOS brings a specialized and highly skilled team into the Y-COM family.
  • "FOS will be the second acquisition for Y-COM since Grain acquired the business last year and we couldn't be more excited by the progress," said Chad Crank, Managing Director at Grain.
  • "The Y-COM team and Grain have been working together to target new markets, increase customer diversity, and grow its service offering.

Grain Management-Backed Y-COM Acquires AEG

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Monday, April 4, 2022

MELBOURNE, Fla., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Young's Communications, LLC ("Y-COM" or the "Company"), a premier Florida-based construction services provider serving telecommunications, utility, and power infrastructure companies, backed by Grain Management, LLC ("Grain"), announced today that it has acquired Georgia-based Atlantic Engineering Group ("AEG"), a high-growth construction services provider to the telecommunications industry. Leveraging an expanded suite of services, the combined business is poised to become an end-to-end full-service solutions provider to fiber companies across their fiber-to-the-premises deployments.

Key Points: 
  • AEG has serviced communities in 32 states across the U.S. and in 11 countries globally, designing, constructing, and managing fiber optic network solutions, aiding clients in the engineering and deployment of fiber-to-the-home ("FTTH") networks.
  • "We value the rich legacy that founder James Salter and his team at AEG brings to our business.
  • Nikola Trkulja, Managing Director at Grain had this to say: "We are excited to see the deepening service offerings and the increasing geographic and customer diversity of Y-COM through the acquisition of AEG.
  • Grain Management, LLC is a leading global investment firm that focuses on broadband infrastructure and technology companies that connect the world to the information economy.