Vertical Bridge Completes $3.3 Billion Tower Transaction With Verizon
Vertical Bridge Completes $3.3 Billion Tower Transaction With Verizon
BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC ("Vertical Bridge"), the largest private owner and operator of communications infrastructure in the United States, today announced that it has closed its previously announced transaction with Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ), providing Vertical Bridge the exclusive rights to lease, operate, and manage more than 6,300 wireless communications towers across all 50 states from subsidiaries of Verizon for approximately $3.3 billion, including certain commercial benefits.
佛羅里達州博卡拉頓，2024年12月23日 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertical Bridge REIt, LLC（"Vertical Bridge"），是美國最大的通信基礎設施私人擁有和運營商，今天宣佈已完成與Verizon通訊公司（"Verizon"）（紐交所，納斯達克：VZ）先前宣佈的交易，授予Vertical Bridge獨家權利，從Verizon的子公司租賃、運營和管理超過6,300個無線通信塔，涉及金額約爲33億美元，包括某些商業利益。
"The close of this transaction marks a transformative milestone for Vertical Bridge, solidifying us as the partner of choice in the U.S. communications infrastructure industry. These under-tenanted towers, many in hard-to-site locations, uniquely position us to expand vertical real estate solutions to our customers," said Ron Bizick, President and CEO of Vertical Bridge. "With the addition of these towers, Vertical Bridge looks forward to growing our partnership with all our tenants."
「這筆交易的完成標誌着Vertical Bridge的一個轉折性里程碑，鞏固了我們作爲美國通信基礎設施行業首選合作伙伴的地位。這些租戶不足的塔架，許多位於難以選址的地點，獨特地將我們定位於爲客戶擴展垂直房地產業解決方案，」Vertical Bridge的總裁兼首席執行官Ron Bizick說。「隨着這些塔架的加入，Vertical Bridge期待與我們所有的租戶進一步發展合作關係。」
Advisors
Centerview Partners LLC served as financial advisor to Vertical Bridge and Greenberg Traurig acted as legal counsel. J.P. Morgan acted as financial advisor to Verizon and Jones Day acted as legal counsel.
顧問
Centerview Partners LLC擔任Vertical Bridge的財務顧問，Greenberg Traurig擔任法律顧問。J.P. Morgan擔任Verizon的財務顧問，Jones Day擔任法律顧問。
About Vertical Bridge
Vertical Bridge REIT, LLC, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, was founded in 2014 and is the largest private owner and operator of communications infrastructure and locations in the United States, with a portfolio of more than 500,000 sites, including over 17,000 owned and master-leased towers. Vertical Bridge provides build-to-suit and colocation solutions to the wireless industry. The Company's portfolio spreads across all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
關於Vertical Bridge
總部位於佛羅里達州博卡拉頓的Vertical Bridge REIt, LLC成立於2014年，是美國最大的私人通信基礎設施和位置的擁有和運營商，擁有超過500,000個站點的投資組合，包括超過17,000個自有和主租賃的塔架。Vertical Bridge爲無線行業提供量身定製和共址解決方案。該公司的投資組合遍佈所有50個州及波多黎各。
In 2020, Vertical Bridge became the first tower company in the world to achieve the CarbonNeutral company certified status and has been recertified every year since.
在2020年，Vertical Bridge成爲全球首家獲得碳中和公司認證的塔架公司，並且自那以來每年都獲得重新認證。
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