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ITG Inc., a provider of end-to-end services for communications and digital infrastructure, priced its initial public offering at $16 a share Tuesday, raising about $312 million in a listing that capitalizes on surging demand for broadband and data center buildout.
"The offering reflects strong investor appetite for infrastructure services tied to the expansion of digital networks across the United States," Chris Mecray, a representative for ITG, said in a statement.
The Fort Lauderdale-based company sold 19,512,196 shares of Class A common stock, with underwriters holding a 30-day option to purchase an additional 2,926,829 shares. Net proceeds are expected to reach about $279.2 million after underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. ITG intends to use the funds to repay outstanding principal under its revolving credit facility and term loan facility.
The listing provides a public valuation benchmark for a sector that has become a focal point for infrastructure investors. ITG, which operates across 49 states, supports the planning, construction and maintenance of broadband, wireless, data center, utility and civil infrastructure — areas that have attracted increased capital as cloud providers and telecom companies expand their physical footprints.
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, UBS Investment Bank and Stifel acted as joint bookrunners and representatives of the underwriters. BofA Securities, Baird, Santander, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Truist Securities served as additional joint bookrunners, with Houlihan Lokey, BTIG, Capital One Securities and Regions Securities LLC acting as co-managers.
The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 1 under the ticker symbol "ITG," with the offering closing July 2 subject to customary conditions.
ITG's IPO arrives as U.S. digital infrastructure spending accelerates, driven by cloud computing expansion, 5G deployment and the buildout of artificial intelligence data centers. The company's end-to-end service model — covering planning, design, construction and maintenance — positions it to capture a broad share of that capital expenditure cycle. The last comparable infrastructure services IPO in the U.S. was Dycom Industries' follow-on offering in 2021, which raised $230 million at a time when telecom and broadband investment was peaking.
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