Seaport Capital
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Seaport Capital is a New York City
-based private equity
firm that invests in media, communications & business and information services companies. Most of the properties they own are concentrated in medium and small markets, ranging from television stations to cable operators, as well as telecommunications and outdoor advertising.
The firm manages approximately $400 million of investor commitments and its investors have included large pension funds including CalPERS
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The firm was founded by Bill Luby and Jim Collis, who previously worked together at Chase Capital Partners.
New York City
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-based private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
firm that invests in media, communications & business and information services companies. Most of the properties they own are concentrated in medium and small markets, ranging from television stations to cable operators, as well as telecommunications and outdoor advertising.
The firm manages approximately $400 million of investor commitments and its investors have included large pension funds including CalPERS
CalPERS
The California Public Employees' Retirement System or CalPERS is an agency in the California executive branch that "manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million California public employees, retirees, and their families"...
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The firm was founded by Bill Luby and Jim Collis, who previously worked together at Chase Capital Partners.
Broadcasting
- ACME CommunicationsACME CommunicationsACME Communications is a United States-based television broadcasting company. The company was co-founded by current Chairman and former CEO Jamie Kellner, who previously served as a Fox Television Network executive and was founding CEO of The WB Television Network. Kellner used the name Acme as a...
— Owns a partial stake in the company. - Independence Media — specializes in acquiring radio stations in smaller markets.
Cable/Broadband
- MCV BroadbandMCV BroadbandMCV Broadband is a Telecommunications company headquartered in Dededo, Guam that specializes in Cable television, telephone, and broadband ISPs...
(Marianas Cable Vision) — Telecommunications company headquartered in Dededo, GuamDededo, GuamDededo is the most populated village of the United States territory of Guam. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dededo's population was just under 45,000 in 2010. The village is located on the coral plateau of Northern Guam.- Etymology :...
that specializes in Cable television, telephone, and broadband ISPs, servicing customers the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
territories of GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
and the Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsThe Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
, as well as the military installations in the area. - MetroCast Cablevision — Cable, Broadband and ISP provider serving 135 communities in New HampshireNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
and MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
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Telecommunications
- Otelco Holdings LLC — Telephone, ISPs and cable service covering small towns in AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
and MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
Colocation
- American Internet ServicesAmerican Internet ServicesAmerican Internet Services is an Internet service provider and colocation data center operator based out of San Diego, California. AIS provides a wide array of services including business connectivity solutions and colocation.-Services:...
— A data center with seven facilities in ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Publishing
- Strategic Publications, LLC — Publisher of weekly mailed shoppers in Erie and Niagara counties, New York.
- Virgo Publishing, Inc. — Secializes in communications through print and electronic media, trade shows and special events, education and training, and value-added business services.
External links
- Seaport Capital (company website)