APC Towers

What APC Towers does

APC Towers is a privately-held wireless telecommunications infrastructure developer and operator founded in 2014 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company specializes in three core service lines: build-to-suit (BTS) tower development for wireless carriers, tower and portfolio acquisitions from site owners, and collocation services on existing tower assets. APC uses its proprietary PARLAY 2.0 software for site selection and competitive evaluation, and maintains a team of approximately 30 employees supported by 150 contractors to manage a portfolio of more than 400 sites spanning 38 US states and Puerto Rico.

The company's go-to-market is enterprise B2B field sales directed at major wireless carriers for BTS and collocation needs, and at commercial landlords and property owners for tower acquisitions. Revenue is generated through development fees and recurring tower leases (BTS stream), transaction fees on purchased sites (acquisitions stream), and recurring collocation lease arrangements. APC differentiates through agile, relationship-driven engagement with direct decision-maker access, flexible deal structures (fee simple, sell-leaseback, or customized), and rapid transaction execution — typically closing tower acquisitions within approximately one month of purchase agreement signing.

Founded by industry veterans Daniel Agresta (President & CEO, formerly of American Tower and SpectraSite) and Mark Cravens (Chief Development Officer, formerly of SBA Communications, SpectraSite, and Capital Telecom), APC is entirely founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company. Leadership holds board or co-chair roles at the Wireless Infrastructure Association and Airwavz Solutions, and Agresta previously led the Carolinas Wireless Association for 15 years, embedding the firm within the US wireless infrastructure trade ecosystem.

Name

APC Towers

Legal name

APC Towers

Website

https://apctowers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

APC Towers is a privately-held wireless infrastructure developer providing build-to-suit tower development, collocation, and tower acquisition services to wireless carriers and site owners across 38 US states and Puerto Rico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wireless Telecommunications Infrastructure

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Macro Towers (Ground-Based & Rooftop) (HDAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Telecom Tower & Mast Construction (Greenfield Builds, Foundations, Erection) (IMAFAIAC), Tower Upgrades & Structural Reinforcement (Height Extensions, Mods, Mounts) (IMAFAIAD)

Keywords

• Tower development services
• Wireless infrastructure leasing
• Build-to-suit towers
• Tower acquisition services
• Telecom site collocation

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Build-to-Suit Development: APC Towers builds custom towers for wireless carriers, providing end-to-end development services from site selection through construction completion. Revenue generated through development fees and tower leasing arrangements post-construction.
2. Tower Acquisitions: Acquisition of revenue-generating communication sites from tower owners. APC purchases towers and portfolios, monetizing through ongoing tower leasing and collocation opportunities.
3. Collocation Services: APC provides collocation opportunities on existing tower sites, enabling carriers to rapidly expand network coverage and capacity. Revenue generated through collocation fees and lease arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

APC Towers is a privately owned tower developer and operator that provides build-to-suit (BTS) tower development, collocation, and tower acquisition services to wireless carriers across the United States. The company delivers end-to-end services including site selection, project management, and construction management for new towers, processes collocation applications on existing tower sites, and acquires revenue-generating communication sites through fee simple, sell-leaseback, or customized transaction structures.

Product overview

APC Towers is a privately-owned tower developer and operator that provides build-to-suit (BTS) tower development, collocation, and tower acquisition services to wireless carriers. The company offers end-to-end services including site development, project management, and construction management, as well as collocation application processing and flexible tower transaction options (fee simple, sell-leasebacks, or creative structures). Rather than a unified software product, APC Towers operates as a services company focused on wireless infrastructure deployment, management, and acquisition across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Build-to-Suit Tower Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Closing tower transactions in approximately one month from purchase agreement signing
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wireless Infrastructure AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPC Towers President & CEO Daniel Agresta serves on the Wireless Infrastructure Association board and co-chairs its Infrastructure Developers Forum. This engagement positions APC within the industry's primary trade organization and policy advocacy body.
• Victory JunctionminorOthersCEO Daniel Agresta serves on the board of Victory Junction, a charitable organization for children with chronic illnesses. APC leadership has raised over $400,000 for local charities including Victory Junction, Folds of Honor, and First Tee through industry events.
• Carolinas Wireless AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Daniel Agresta led the Carolinas Wireless Association for 15 years, growing membership sixfold and establishing APC's industry presence in the Southeast region.
• Airwavz SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Daniel Agresta serves on the board of Airwavz Solutions, indicating a strategic relationship within the telecommunications infrastructure ecosystem.
• Preferred VendorscoreOthersAPC maintains robust vendor partnerships for immediate deployment and quick engagement of preferred vendors in construction and site development projects, enabling rapid tower deployment capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Uniti Group: Public infrastructure company with US towers and fiber assets; has divested and is re-positioning its tower portfolio, making it a comparable tower operator in scope and a potential counterparty in APC's acquisition transactions.
• Mobilitie: Private wireless infrastructure company focused on distributed networks, small cells, DAS, and towers; an emerging competitor to APC with partial overlap on BTS and collocation in dense markets.

Direct peers

• Phoenix Tower International: Private tower operator owning and operating thousands of macro sites across the US, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe; overlaps with APC on BTS builds and tower acquisitions, especially in the Americas.
• Tillman Infrastructure: Private US build-to-suit tower developer founded in 2016 focused on BTS for Tier 1 carriers; the closest direct competitor to APC in pure BTS activity among private developers.
• CTI Towers: Private US tower owner/operator with a portfolio of several hundred macro sites acquired from broadcasters and other owners; competes with APC in sourcing portfolios and serving carriers.
• Vertical Bridge: The largest private US tower operator with ~500+ macro towers and thousands of additional sites; a private peer to APC with overlapping BTS, acquisition, and collocation services to US carriers.
• Diamond Communications: Private US tower owner/operator focused on acquiring portfolios from broadcasters and municipalities; comparable to APC in BTS and acquisition activity at the mid-market level.

Broad incumbents

• American Tower: The largest publicly traded global tower operator with over 225,000 sites; a direct macro-tower peer to APC Towers, though at vastly greater scale and with international exposure. APC's founders held prior leadership roles here.
• Crown Castle: Public tower/fiber/small-cell operator with ~40,000 US towers and a major fiber and small-cell footprint; competes with APC on BTS, collocation, and densification, with materially greater balance sheet capacity.
• SBA Communications: Public tower REIT with ~40,000 sites across the Americas, Africa and the Philippines; direct macro-tower peer to APC at substantially larger scale. APC co-founder Mark Cravens previously held leadership roles at SBA Communications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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