Carlyle is investing up to a billion dollars in US mobile telecommunications towers via a partnership with Tillman Global Holdings.
Carlyle said funds managed by its global infrastructure platform have committed up to $1bn (€966m) to help the infrastructure arm Tillman grow its cell tower business.
Since its founding in 2016, Tillman Infrastructure has become one of the largest providers of build-to-suit tower assets in the US and “these funds will seek to further support that growth trajectory�, said Carlyle.
Joshua Pang, the head of digital infrastructure for Carlyle global infrastructure, said: “Tillman Global has built a world-class portfolio of digital infrastructure assets with a demonstrated operating model for partnering with and delivering high-quality service to customers.
“We see significant opportunity for growth given the long-term secular demand-drivers of mobile data proliferation, digital connectivity, and the convergence of digital infrastructure operating models.�
Pooja Goyal, CIO of Carlyle global infrastructure, said: “This partnership underscores our momentum as we execute on our strategy of growing in attractive core and stabilised platforms.
�We are pleased to partner with Tillman, a platform that has established itself in organic, new digital infrastructure development in the United States and we look forward to supporting their growth over the long term.�
Sachit Ahuja, managing director of Tillman Global said: “Since launching Tillman Infrastructure in 2016, we have built a team that has delivered rapid growth in new tower builds in the US.
�Our partnership with Carlyle will allow us to further support our investments in US towers to grow both organically and inorganically.�
Sanjiv Ahuja, chairman of Tillman Global said: “Tillman Global continues to be excited about the immense market opportunity to serve our core customers across the US through building, owning and operating premier digital infrastructure assets.
�Our US tower platform, Tillman Infrastructure, continues to be a disruptive, customer-friendly organisation with a tremendous amount of growth potential. This new partnership with Carlyle represents the next phase of our investment in US towers.�
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