19 Nov 2025

Kirkland & Ellis Advises Ara Partners on Acquisition of Centric Fiber

"Kirkland & Ellis advised Ara Partners on its acquisition of a majority controlling stake in Centric Fiber, an established bulk fiber-to-the-home platform in the southern United States. The deal marks Ara Partners’ expansion in fiber infrastructure investments."

Kirkland & Ellis advised Ara Partners, a global private equity and infrastructure investment firm focused on industrial decarbonization, on its acquisition of a majority controlling stake in Centric Fiber. The transaction comprises Ara Partners’ acquisition of a majority controlling stake in Centric Fiber, an established bulk fiber-to-the-home platform operating in the southern United States. Kirkland & Ellis represented Ara Partners with a team composed by: corporate lawyers Kristin Mendoza, Martha Todd, Kemal Hawa and Conor Gordon; tax lawyers David Wheat and Bill Dong; debt finance lawyer Olivia George; and technology & IP transactions lawyers Shellie Freedman and Melissa Moreno.
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