Gateway Fiber Upsizes Credit Facility to $250 Million, Funding Continued Growth in Nationwide Fiber Deployment

December 4, 2024

Source: Businesswire

WRIGHT CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gateway Fiber, a leading fiber internet provider, is pleased to announce the closing of an incremental $75 million in debt financing. Proceeds from the capital raise will fund continued expansion of Gateway’s fiber network through 2025 in three key markets – Missouri, Minnesota, and Massachusetts.

Gateway has raised a total of $250 million of debt financing this year with Texas Capital acting as the Administrative Agent and Texas Capital Securities as Lead Arranger alongside three joint lead arrangers: JPMorgan Chase Bank, Third Coast Bank, and CIBC. The combination of the expanded credit facility and the ongoing support of Gateway’s equity sponsor, CBRE Investment Management, provides Gateway ample capital to pursue growth.

“We appreciate the tremendous support of Texas Capital, our lenders, and CBRE IM,” said Gateway Fiber CFO Betsy Toney. “With a strong balance sheet and great capital partners, we are confident in our ability to further grow our platform in 2025 and take advantage of opportunities in the residential and commercial fiber internet markets. As we expand, we will continue to invest in our capabilities to maintain outstanding quality of service for our customers.”

About Gateway Fiber

Gateway Fiber is helping communities thrive through a fairer, friendlier, faster internet experience. As data requirements for residences and businesses continue to expand, Gateway is creating a leading, national fiber-to-the-home platform to serve this critical unmet need. Gateway provides faster, more reliable internet with a simple pricing model and industry-leading customer service. For more information, visit gatewayfiber.com.

About Texas Capital

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ®: TCBI), a member of the Russell 2000® Index and the S&P MidCap 400®, is the parent company of Texas Capital Bank (“TCB”). Texas Capital is the collective brand name for TCB and its separate, non-bank affiliates and wholly-owned subsidiaries. Texas Capital is a full-service financial services firm that delivers customized solutions to businesses, entrepreneurs and individual customers. Founded in 1998, the institution is headquartered in Dallas with offices in Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth, and has built a network of clients across the country. With the ability to service clients through their entire lifecycles, Texas Capital has established commercial banking, consumer banking, investment banking and wealth management capabilities. All services are subject to applicable laws, regulations, and service terms. Deposit and lending products and services are offered by TCB. For deposit products, member FDIC. For more information, please visit www.texascapital.com.

Trading in securities and financial instruments, strategic advisory, and other investment banking activities are performed by TCBI Securities, Inc., doing business as Texas Capital Securities. TCBI Securities, Inc. is a member of FINRA and SIPC and has registered with the SEC and other state securities regulators as a broker dealer. TCBI Securities, Inc. is a subsidiary of TCB. All investing involves risks, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Securities and other investment products offered by TCBI Securities, Inc. are not FDIC insured, may lose value and are not bank guaranteed.

About CBRE Investment Management

CBRE Investment Management is a leading global real assets investment management firm with $148.3 billion in assets under management* as of September 30, 2024, operating in more than 30 offices and 20 countries around the world. Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, people and communities thrive.

CBRE Investment Management is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE Investment Management harnesses CBRE’s data and market insights, investment sourcing and other resources for the benefit of its clients. For more information, please visit www.cbreim.com.

*Assets under management (AUM) refers to the fair market value of real assets-related investments with respect to which CBRE Investment Management provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice and which generally consist of investments in real assets; equity in funds and joint ventures; securities portfolios; operating companies and real assets-related loans. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Investment Management’s presence in the global real assets market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers and from its calculation of regulatory assets under management for purposes of certain regulatory filings.

Contacts

For more information, press only:
David Workman
PR & Communications Manager
314-265-8974
David.Workman@gatewayfiber.com