Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market buyout and growth equity investor, announced the formation of J5 Infrastructure Partners. J5 is a telecommunications infrastructure service company created through a combination of Cortel and TowerCom Technologies, two providers of wireless deployment services throughout the western U.S.

SR Capital Advisors, a private investment firm, is a co-investor in this transaction. Debt financing, including additional capital for additional acquisitions, was arranged by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and provided by SunTrust Bank, MUFG Union Bank and U.S. Bank.

Through Cortel and TowerCom, J5 performs site acquisition, leasing, permitting, zoning, structural engineering, utility coordination and equipment installation services directly to all four of the top wireless carriers in the U.S. as well as tower and other infrastructure owners and state and local governments.

Alston & Bird served as legal counsel to Ridgemont.

Orange County, CA-based J5 Infrastructure Partners, through Cortel and TowerCom, performs site acquisition, leasing, permitting, zoning, structural engineering, utility coordination and equipment installation services directly to all four of the top wireless carriers in the U.S. as well as tower and other infrastructure owners and state and local governments.