Broadband Infrastructure

Columbia believes we are in a 10+ year “bull market” for bandwidth demand driven by a number of factors, including the growth of wireless data and cloud computing. Accordingly, we are actively looking for companies and assets that are enablers to this growth trend, such as unique fiber networks, support infrastructure, and interconnection facilities. Important criteria for us when evaluating businesses in this sector typically include highly specific considerations of the underlying physical assets, which lead to the degree of economic moat. Like many capital intensive business models, Broadband Infrastructure requires a detailed operational reporting, a high degree of transparency, and a clear comprehension of the linkage between incremental capital deployment and value creation. We have invested in businesses that meet these criteria across a variety of geographies and through a number of different stages of capital formation and remain highly motivated to pursue new opportunities.

Representative Investments