Industry Group

Telecommunications
& Digital
Infrastructure

A&M’s Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure (TDI) practice brings together an
integrated team of global industry leaders, consultants and operators to address the most
complex business, financial, operational and growth challenges facing our clients

Industry Expertise.
Operator
Experience.
Execution That
Delivers Results

We are an integrated team of experienced advisors and operators, and transformation specialists who understand the financial, operational, and strategic challenges facing the telecommunications and digital infrastructure sector.

We quickly improve margins, EBITDA, and cash flow while building capabilities that support long-term performance and operational excellence. Our expertise spans telecom growth strategy, M&A, go-to-market effectiveness, supply chain, network engineering, telecom IT, operations, and enterprise systems, to address the full range of operational and financial challenges.

What We Do

Transforming
Telecom
Performance

Rapid innovation, evolving customer demands for high-performance connectivity, and shifting macroeconomic and regulatory dynamics are reshaping the market. To improve profitability and gain market share, telecommunications and digital infrastructure organizations must prioritize decisive action and execution excellence by continuously reassessing their market positioning, evolving go-to-market strategies to align the right products and services with the right customers and optimizing value streams by improving efficiency and financial performance.

How We Help

Turning Industry
Complexity Into
Measurable
Results

The Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure Team combines A&M’s focus on financial and operational excellence with deep industry expertise to accelerate change and deliver sustainable results. As part of A&M’s broader platform, we also draw on specialists in tax, transactions, valuations, and disputes and investigations to bring differentiated capabilities that strengthen performance improvement and transformation initiatives.

We have a proven track record of helping clients across the industry realize material improvements in their financial positions

We roll up our sleeves and work with clients to drive transformative change at the required pace.

Analysis with tools like the Data Center Power Tool and Broadband Service Provider Database identify and anticipate market opportunities.

We work with investors across the lifecycle to assist in due diligence, integration, spin-offs and process improvement efforts that yield measurable financial impact.

Telecommunications & Digital
Infrastructure Industry
Services

A&M Analytical Mindset

A&M’s Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure (TDI) practice brings a full suite of capabilities across strategy, transactions, operations, network & infrastructure, technology, and restructuring & liquidity

Transactions, Strategy & Structure

Transactions, Strategy & Structure


A&M helps companies explore their options and leverage mergers, acquisitions and divestitures to unlock shareholder value. We help clients achieve the full benefits of transactions. We help streamline operations through divesting or restructuring under-performing and non-core business units or assets while also tackling residual overhead costs.

Growth strategy, M&A and value creation
Operations, operating model technology, network and interim management
Pricing, sales and marketing

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia Singapore

Transactions

Transactions


We support investors and operators throughout the transaction lifecycle by evaluating assets, assessing strategic fit, conducting operational diligence, and identifying value-creation opportunities

Our services include:

Post-Deal: Integration, performance improvement, exit support (VDD), divestiture and carve outs
Pre-Deal: Target identification, CDD, FDD, ODD, Technology & Network DD, Tax DD, valuation, regulatory and ESG

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia Singapore

Operations

Operations


An operator-led approach focused on improving operational productivity and driving operational excellence across functions to rapidly strengthen cash positions and fund growth

Our services include:

Network and field operations
Customer experience
Supply chain
Fiber deployment and build
Organization alignment and optimization
Federal / State compliance
Project controls / owner’s rep

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia Singapore

Network, Infrastructure & Technology

Network, Infrastructure & Technology


Network, infrastructure and technology should be strategic enablers of enterprise performance. We help organizations plan, modernize, and optimize networks and digital infrastructure, to support scalable, high-performance connectivity and emerging technology demands.

Our services include:

Network evolution / upgrades / builds, optimizations and carve outs
Construction and build sequencing / optimization
IT strategy, architecture, roadmap development and vendor selection

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia Singapore

Restructuring & Liquidity Management

Restructuring & Liquidity Management


A&M supports companies, creditors, shareholders, and other stakeholders through financial restructurings and debt renegotiations, with specialized expertise in complex capital structure situations

Services Include:

Turnaround and restructuring
Cash Flow and liquidity analysis
Capital structure

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia Singapore

Telecommunications & Digital
Infrastructure Industry
Services

A&M Analytical Mindset

A&M’s Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure (TDI) practice brings a full suite of capabilities across strategy, transactions, operations, network & infrastructure, technology, and restructuring & liquidity

Transactions, Strategy & Structure

Transactions

Operations

Network, Infrastructure & Technology

Restructuring & Liquidity Management

Who We Serve

Telecommunications Offerings

Wireless

Meet the Experts

Illya Gerdes

Illya Gerdes

Managing Director
United States

Reshma Patil

Reshma Patil

Managing Director
United States

Stephen McGaw

Stephen McGaw

Senior Adviser
United States

Roy Chestnutt

Roy Chestnutt

Senior Advisor
United States

John Sanger

John Sanger

Managing Director
Australia

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

Varun Rajani

Varun Rajani

Managing Director
Singapore

Cable

Meet the Experts

Michael Huseby

Michael Huseby

Managing Director
United States

Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Managing Director
United States

David Noonan

David Noonan

Managing Director
United States

Adit Chipalkatti

Adit Chipalkatti

Senior Director
United States

Flavio Campos

Flavio Campos

Senior Director
Australia

Wireline

Meet the Experts

Illya Gerdes

Illya Gerdes

Managing Director
United States

Reshma Patil

Reshma Patil

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson

Senior Advisor
Canada

John Sanger

John Sanger

Managing Director
Australia

Kaushik Sriram

Kaushik Sriram

Managing Director
Singapore

Flavio Campos

Flavio Campos

Senior Director
Australia

Satellite

Meet the Experts

Rand Bailin

Rand Bailin

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Jacqueline Kolman

Jacqueline Kolman

Senior Director
United States

Phil Wilson

Phil Wilson

Senior Advisor
Canada

John Sanger

John Sanger

Managing Director
Australia

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

Data Center

Meet the Experts

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Asya Walters

Asya Walters

Senior Director
United States

Jonathan Steinberg

Jonathan Steinberg

Senior Advisor
United States

John Sanger

John Sanger

Managing Director
Australia

Kaushik Sriram

Kaushik Sriram

Managing Director
Singapore

Daryl Woo

Daryl Woo

Senior Director
Singapore

Communications Equipment Providers

Meet the Experts

Illya Gerdes

Illya Gerdes

Managing Director
United States

Jason Miller

Jason Miller

Managing Director
United States

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Ann-Marie Triolo

Ann-Marie Triolo

Senior Director
United States

John Sanger

John Sanger

Managing Director
Australia

Kaushik Sriram

Kaushik Sriram

Managing Director
Singapore

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

Tower

Meet the Experts

Brad May

Brad May

Senior Director
United States

Terry Steger

Terry Steger

Senior Advisor
United States

John Sanger

John Sanger

Managing Director
Australia

Kaushik Sriram

Kaushik Sriram

Managing Director
Singapore

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

IoT (Internet of Things)

Meet the Experts

Rand Bailin

Rand Bailin

Managing Director
United States

Varun Rajani

Varun Rajani

Managing Director
Singapore

Meet Our Leaders

Leaders. Operators.
Problem-Solvers.

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Managing Director
Singapore

Luis Santos Blazquez

Luis Santos Blazquez

Managing Director
Spain

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Transactions, Strategy & Structure

A&M helps companies explore their options and leverage mergers, acquisitions and divestitures to unlock shareholder value. We help clients achieve the full benefits of transactions. We help streamline operations through divesting or restructuring under-performing and non-core business units or assets while also tackling residual overhead costs.

Growth strategy, M&A and value creation
Operations, operating model technology, network and interim management
Pricing, sales and marketing

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

Transactions

We support investors and operators throughout the transaction lifecycle by evaluating assets, assessing strategic fit, conducting operational diligence, and identifying value-creation opportunities

Our services include:

Post-Deal: Integration, performance improvement, exit support (VDD), divestiture and carve outs
Pre-Deal: Target identification, CDD, FDD, ODD, Technology & Network DD, Tax DD, valuation, regulatory and ESG

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

Operations

An operator-led approach focused on improving operational productivity and driving operational excellence across functions to rapidly strengthen cash positions and fund growth

Our services include:

Network and field operations
Customer experience
Supply chain
Fiber deployment and build
Organization alignment and optimization
Federal / State compliance
Project controls / owner’s rep

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

Network, Infrastructure & Technology

Network, infrastructure and technology should be strategic enablers of enterprise performance. We help organizations plan, modernize, and optimize networks and digital infrastructure, to support scalable, high-performance connectivity and emerging technology demands.

Our services include:

Network evolution / upgrades / builds, optimizations and carve outs
Construction and build sequencing / optimization
IT strategy, architecture, roadmap development and vendor selection

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore

Restructuring & Liquidity Management

A&M supports companies, creditors, shareholders, and other stakeholders through financial restructurings and debt renegotiations, with specialized expertise in complex capital structure situations

Services Include:

Turnaround and restructuring
Cash Flow and liquidity analysis
Capital structure

Meet the Experts

Andy Walker

Andy Walker

Managing Director
United States

Byron Smyl

Byron Smyl

Managing Director
United States

Utsav Garg

Utsav Garg

Head of Southeast Asia & Australia
Singapore