Current investments
Windward Telecom Ltd.
In February 2008, C.A. Bancorp made a private equity investment in Windward Telecom Ltd., a telecommunications company providing Caribbean markets with long-distance phone and data infrastructure services.
Windward Telecom began providing long distance services and private data networks to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in January 2008. Windward has positioned itself as a low-cost provider of telecommunications services via high capacity fibre optic cable to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and will market to a number of independent Internet Service Providers, other telephony carriers and companies.
A significant market opportunity exists where traditional monopolies, typically characterized by low service levels and limited bandwidth, have failed to keep pace with the connectivity requirements of energy companies, educational and financial institutions and call centers operating within the Caribbean.
ASSET CLASS: Infrastructure
OVERVIEW: $700,000 USD investment in Caribbean telecom company Windward Telecom Ltd.
RATIONALE: C.A. Bancorp believes the growing need for reliable bandwidth in developing markets will fuel Windward Telecom’s expansion. Windward has the necessary infrastructure to provide dedicated, secure service to multinational companies operating in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago as well as broaden its reach into other countries, such as Guyana or Surinam.
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