WideOpenWest (WOW!), Inc. to Be Taken Private by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. and Crestview Partners in $1.5 Billion Transaction
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AUG 12 – The $1.5 billion buyout offers a 63% premium to WOW! stockholders and aims to expand and upgrade broadband networks serving 2 million customers in seven states.
- On Monday, WideOpenWest Inc. , Denver-based cable provider, agreed to a $1.5 billion buyout from DigitalBridge Investments LLC and Crestview Partners.
- Offering a premium, the deal includes a 37.2 premium to the $3.79 unaffected share price before May 2024 and a 63% premium to August 8, 2025.
- The board, following a special committee review, unanimously approved the $1.5 billion buyout offer, citing significant and immediate value for WOW! stockholders.
- Shares rose 6.9% to $3.41 during Monday trading and crossed $5 in after-hours, with WOW! set to be delisted after the buyout.
- Deal closure is slated for later this year or in the first quarter of 2026, after WOW! Board of Directors approval and regulatory clearances.
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WOW! to be taken private after $1.5 billion offer from investment firms
A utility truck used by an installer for WOW!, formerly Wide Open West, a broadband provider. (Courtesy photo) WideOpenWest (WOW!) said Monday it has reached an agreement to be acquired by affiliated investment funds of Digital Bridge Investments and Crestview Partners in a deal valued at about $1.5 billion. Under the agreement, Digital Bridge and Crestview will acquire all outstanding shares of WOW! not already owned by Crestview and its affili…
DigitalBridge, Crestview to Take Colorado Broadband Company Private for $1.5B - The Texas Lawbook
Simpson Thacher, Wachtell and Davis Polk advised the parties on the transaction which takes private the regional internet, cable and telecommunications provider. The post DigitalBridge, Crestview to Take Colorado Broadband Company Private for $1.5B appeared first on The Texas Lawbook.


WOW! to be taken private
US multiplay operator WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW!) has entered into a definitive agreement under which affiliated investment funds of DigitalBridge Investments, LLC and Crestview Partners will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of WOW! not already owned by Crestview and its affiliates for $5.20 (€4.48) per share in an all-cash transaction with an […]
WideOpenWest Taken Private in $1.5 Billion Deal
WASHINGTON, August 11, 2025 – WideOpenWest Inc. announced Monday afternoon that it had been taken private.The telecommunications provider announced that Crestview and DigitalBridge would be acquiring all outstanding shares of WOW! for $5.20 a share in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.5 billion. That price represents a 63 percent premium compared to the $3.19 share price the company was posting at the close of markets on Friday.WOW! will now …
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