Alston & Bird client Vexus Fiber, a telecommunications provider and portfolio company of Pamlico Capital, has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with MetroNet, a leading fiber-optic network provider.
The combined companies are dedicated to connecting America’s underserved cities and towns by bringing state-of-the-art fiber-optic connections for workers, businesses, schools, hospitals, government facilities, and homes and will continue to operate under their current brands with their current leadership teams.
Vexus Fiber currently operates fiber-to-the-home networks in Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Abilene, and surrounding areas in Texas, as well as Hammond, Covington, and Mandeville in Louisiana.
Headquartered in Evansville, IN, MetroNet is a fiber-optic internet company focused on providing cutting-edge fiber-optic communication services.
Representing Vexus Fiber is an Alston & Bird team led by partner Lee Rimler, senior associates Dan Rowe and Matt Tyson, and associate Stephanie Kley (Corporate Transactions and Securities); partner John Baron, counsel Jack Cummings, senior associate Danny Reach, and associate Terence McAllister (Federal & International Tax); partners Chris Gegg and Michele Glessner and associate Killian Steer (Intellectual Property); partner Kyle Woods (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation); and partner Matt Kent and project attorney Hilla Shimshoni (Litigation).
The combined companies are dedicated to connecting America’s underserved cities and towns by bringing state-of-the-art fiber-optic connections for workers, businesses, schools, hospitals, government facilities, and homes and will continue to operate under their current brands with their current leadership teams.
Vexus Fiber currently operates fiber-to-the-home networks in Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Abilene, and surrounding areas in Texas, as well as Hammond, Covington, and Mandeville in Louisiana.
Headquartered in Evansville, IN, MetroNet is a fiber-optic internet company focused on providing cutting-edge fiber-optic communication services.
Representing Vexus Fiber is an Alston & Bird team led by partner Lee Rimler, senior associates Dan Rowe and Matt Tyson, and associate Stephanie Kley (Corporate Transactions and Securities); partner John Baron, counsel Jack Cummings, senior associate Danny Reach, and associate Terence McAllister (Federal & International Tax); partners Chris Gegg and Michele Glessner and associate Killian Steer (Intellectual Property); partner Kyle Woods (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation); and partner Matt Kent and project attorney Hilla Shimshoni (Litigation).