Deal Timeline

Plotted by close date where disclosed, otherwise announcement. Select any marker to jump to the deal entry.

The Rationale That Repeats.

Three patterns show up across SBA Communications's deal book — what the team buys, how it pays, and how it integrates. The patterns are the throughline; the deals below are the evidence.

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AAT Communications CorpOptasite Holding CompanyLight Tower WirelessTowerCo LLC tower portfolio (2008)Mobilitie tower portfolio
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AAT Communications CorpOptasite Holding CompanyLight Tower WirelessTowerCo LLC tower portfolio (2008)Mobilitie tower portfolio
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AAT Communications CorpOptasite Holding CompanyLight Tower WirelessTowerCo LLC tower portfolio (2008)Mobilitie tower portfolio

The Full Deal Book

12 acquisitions. Each entry carries the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, executive commentary, and the original SEC filing — the evidence behind the patterns above.

01 AAT Communications Corp · United States $634.0M
Closed Apr 2006 Cash and stock

On April 27, 2006 SBA acquired 100% of AAT Communications Corp from AAT Holdings, LLC II. AAT owned 1,850 tower sites across the United States, giving SBA a nationwide operating platform. SBA paid $634.0 million in cash and issued 17,059,336 shares of Class A common stock valued at approximately $392.7 million. approximately $634.0 million cash plus 17,059,336 Class A shares (~$392.7 million).

The acquisition provides the Company with a nationwide platform to pursue its asset growth strategy and allows the Company to leverage its fixed overhead costs.SBA Communications — FY2006 Form 10-K, Acquisitions note
02 Optasite Holding Company · United States (incl. Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) $433.3M
Closed Sep 2008 Stock plus assumed debt

On September 16, 2008 a SBA subsidiary merged with Optasite Holding Company Inc., which owned 528 tower sites across 31 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands plus about 38 managed sites. SBA issued 7.25 million Class A shares to Optasite securityholders, assumed Optasite's fully-drawn $150 million senior credit facility and assumed roughly $26.9 million of additional liabilities. approximately $433.3 million.

03 Light Tower Wireless, LLC · United States $224.0M
Closed Oct 2008 All cash

On October 20, 2008 a SBA subsidiary acquired Light Tower Wireless, LLC, the wireless infrastructure subsidiary of Light Tower LLC. At closing Light Tower owned 340 wireless communications towers, five managed sites and five distributed antenna system (DAS) networks - SBA's first experience offering DAS service. approximately $224.0 million cash.

04 TowerCo LLC tower portfolio (2008) · United States Not disclosed
Closed Jan 2008 Asset purchase

During 2008 SBA acquired 423 completed towers and related assets from TowerCo LLC, part of a total of 587 towers SBA bought from various sellers that year. This is a separate, earlier transaction from SBA's 2012 acquisition of TowerCo II Holdings LLC. The consideration for the 2008 TowerCo LLC towers was not separately disclosed.

05 Mobilitie tower portfolio · United States and Central America $1.1B
Closed Apr 2012 Cash and stock

On April 2, 2012 SBA (through subsidiary SBA Monarch Acquisition, LLC) acquired equity interests of specified entities affiliated with Mobilitie LLC. Those entities owned 2,281 towers, with 36 more in development, across the U.S. and Central America, plus indoor and outdoor DAS assets in Chicago, Las Vegas, New York City and Auburn, Alabama. approximately $1.1 billion.

06 TowerCo II Holdings LLC · United States (incl. Puerto Rico) $1.2B
Announced Jun 2012 Closed Oct 2012 Cash and stock

On October 1, 2012 SBA completed the acquisition of TowerCo II Holdings LLC, which owned 3,256 tower sites across 47 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. The transaction followed an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 25, 2012. $1.2 billion cash plus 4,588,840 Class A shares.

07 Vivo S.A. tower portfolio (Brazil) · Brazil $175.9M
Closed Dec 2012 All cash

On December 20, 2012 SBA acquired 800 freestanding wireless towers in Brazil from Vivo S.A. (Telefonica's Brazilian operator). The purchase price was paid on January 4, 2013 from cash on hand and revolving-credit borrowings. This was SBA's entry into Brazilian tower ownership at scale. approximately $175.9 million.

08 Oi S.A. tower rights - 2,113 towers (Brazil) · Brazil $317.0M
Closed Nov 2013 All cash

On November 26, 2013 SBA acquired the exclusive rights to use 2,113 towers in Brazil from Oi S.A., one of Brazil's largest telecom providers. The land underneath these towers sits on a Brazilian federal concession that expires in 2025.

09 Oi S.A. tower portfolio - 2,007 towers (Brazil) · Brazil $673.9M
Announced Dec 2013 Closed Mar 2014 All cash

On March 31, 2014 SBA acquired 2,007 towers in Brazil from Oi S.A., under a definitive agreement SBA had entered into in December 2013. The purchase was made entirely in cash. $673.9 million cash.

10 Oi S.A. tower portfolio - 1,641 towers (Brazil) · Brazil $463.2M
Closed Dec 2014 All cash

On December 1, 2014 SBA acquired an additional 1,641 towers in Brazil from Oi S.A., paid entirely in cash. It was the third SBA-Oi tower transaction and further consolidated SBA's Brazilian tower position. $463.2 million cash.

11 Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Tigo) - Central America towers · Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua) $1.0B
Closed Oct 2025 Asset/site purchase

During 2025 SBA purchased over 7,000 communication sites from Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Tigo) across Central America - Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador and Nicaragua - with the final closings completed in October 2025. The FY2025 10-K attributes 7,110 acquired towers to the Millicom transaction. Alongside the purchase SBA agreed to a long-term leaseback and a seven-year exclusivity right to build up to 2,500 build-to-suit sites for Millicom in Central America, each with a 15-year initial lease term. approximately $1.0 billion.

This transaction supports our desire to secure our position as a leader in our international markets and align ourselves with the leading carriers in such markets.SBA Communications — FY2025 Form 10-K, Business section
12 Guatemala land rights under ~3,900 communication sites · Guatemala $109.0M
Closed Jan 2026 All cash

Subsequent to fiscal year-end 2025, SBA closed on an acquisition of the rights to the land underneath approximately 3,900 communication sites in Guatemala for $109.0 million, securing the ground position beneath a large part of its Central American portfolio. It was disclosed as a subsequent event in SBA's FY2025 10-K (filed February 2026).

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