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materiality 1.00
WOW! to be taken private by DigitalBridge & Crestview for $5.20/share; $1.5B enterprise value
WideOpenWest, Inc.
- All-cash deal: $5.20 per share, 37.2% premium to unaffected $3.79 and 63% premium to Aug 8 close.
- Crestview (approx. 37% owner) will roll over its shares; buyer group includes DigitalBridge funds.
- Special committee and full Board unanimously approved; expected close by Q1 2026.
- Upon close, WOW! will cease public listing; stockholders to vote subject to regulatory approvals.
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