left-caret

NEWS

Novacap Completes Acquisition of Horizon Telecom

June 15, 2018

New York – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Novacap TMT, a leading Montreal-based  international private equity firm with approximately $2.3 billion of assets under management, in connection with the completion of its acquisition of Horizon Telcom, an Ohio-based Midwest region provider of fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services, and related equity co-investment by HarbourVest, RCP and Hamilton Lane as well as debt financing provided by a lending group led by Antares Capital.

technology_fiber_optics_telecom_communication_data_process_light_4_cable

Horizon Telcom provides telecommunications services to Southern Ohio.

The Paul Hastings team was led by M&A/private equity partner Neil Torpey, and also included partners Maureen Sweeney who advised on finance, Sherrese Smith on FCC matters, Scott Flicker on CFIUS and Andrew Short on tax, and associate Joseph Eno and law clerk Bo-Shan Xiang.

Charlesmead Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to Horizon in this transaction.

At Paul Hastings, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative global law firms.

Practice Areas

Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Global Trade Controls

Corporate

Mergers and Acquisitions


SIGN UP FOR NEWS INSIGHTS

MEDIA CONTACTS

Corporate, Litigation, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, and Employment

Becca Hatton

Paris

Katy Foster

Europe

Miranda Ward

Submission Requests

Firmwide Inquiries

Elliott Frieder

Get In Touch With Us

Contact Us