Article: Grande Finale as Overbuilder Cashes Out.(Abry Partners L.L.C.)(Grande Communications Inc.)(Financial report)

by Mike Farrell

Grande Communications, the San Marcos, Texas-based overbuilder, said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last Monday that it has agreed to be acquired by private-equity group ABRY Partners in a recapitalization deal worth about $265 million.

Grande first announced it had entered into a nonbinding letter of intent with ABRY on June 9. Back in January, Grande hired New York-based cable investment Waller Capital Corp. to explore strategic alternatives. In April, Grande hinted at a sale, stating in SEC filings that a third party may be trying to raise money for a bid. That filing came after reports that ABRY was trying to raise ...

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