[May 08, 2013] Investors consortium to sell Airband Communications to United Network Services Tweet May 08, 2013 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) -- A consortium of investors has agreed to sell Airband Communications, Inc., a provider of fixed wireless broadband services, to United Network Services, Inc., a provider of data network and carrier services. Both the companies are based in the US. Investors include ABRY Partners, LLC, Ignition Partners, Key Venture Partners, M/C Venture Partners, Trilogy Equity Partners, Dolphin Equity Partners, L.P., Driehaus Capital Management LLC and Crescendo Venture Management, LLP. The transaction is expected to close within thirty days. Deal Type Private Equity Sub-Category Exit Deal Status Announced: 2013-05-07 Deal Participants Target (Company) Airband Communications, Inc. Acquirer (Company) United Network Services, Inc. Deal Rationale Through this acquisition, United Network will gain operational, engineering and sales expertise to better support customers and partners. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]