{"id":45410,"date":"2026-04-09T02:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=45410"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:24:22","slug":"lenders-take-control-of-rural-uk-full-fibre-broadband-isp-gigaclear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/lenders-take-control-of-rural-uk-full-fibre-broadband-isp-gigaclear.html","title":{"rendered":"Lenders Take Control of Rural UK Full Fibre Broadband ISP Gigaclear UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several key creditors of the indebted Abingdon-based alternative broadband ISP Gigaclear<\/a>, which has built a full fibre (FTTP<\/a>) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to 170,000 customers, will today formalise an agreement to take control of the business after earlier attempts to sell the company failed. But the lenders are expected to take a big haircut.<\/p>\n

The provider, which still holds an aspiration to extend their network reach to 1 million UK premises, has been suffering from many of the same strains as other alternative networks (altnets). In response, they’ve already had to scale-back their network build and cut jobs, due to the pressures from high interest rates, rising build costs and a highly competitive environment (here<\/a> and here<\/a>). But nobody ever said building fibre optic cables into remote rural areas was either easy or cheap.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Until today Gigaclear<\/a> was principally owned by Infracapital<\/strong>, together with Equitix<\/strong> and Railpen<\/strong>. The company previously had investment commitments estimated to be worth up to around \u00a31.1bn (here<\/a>) and in late 2023 secured a \u00a31.5bn debt facility (here<\/a>). The provider also holds several publicly subsidised Project Gigabit build contracts in Oxfordshire (here<\/a>) and East Gloucestershire (here<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Suffice to say that funding has recently become somewhat of a hot topic for Gigaclear<\/a>, particularly after reports emerged in November 2025 that they had begun hunting for a buyer (here<\/a>). A consortium of the provider\u2019s existing banks then followed that report by agreeing to pump \u201cat least<\/em>\u201d \u00a380 million of new funding<\/strong> into the company (here<\/a>), which Gigaclear said meant it was now \u201cfully funded to deliver its plans<\/em>\u201c.<\/p>\n

Nathan Rundle, CEO of Gigaclear, said in December 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s still more work to do to close the digital divide but combined with our achievement of EBITDA positivity earlier this year and strong customer growth, this funding reflects a business that is financially secure, operationally robust and focused on sustainable long-term delivery.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The latest development – as covered by the FT<\/a> (paywall), which also confirms an earlier report from January 2026 (here<\/a>), reveals that 11 of Gigaclear’s lenders – including the UK taxpayer-backed National Wealth Fund<\/strong> (NWF), as well as banks such as NatWest<\/strong> and Lloyds<\/strong> – have taken control of Gigaclear from former shareholders Infracapital, Equitix and Railpen.<\/p>\n

The official agreement is reportedly due to be finalised today and lenders are expected to take a significant haircut on the company’s near \u00a31bn debt pile, which could amount to as much as 40% of their loans. Taxpayers are exposed to this because the NWF gave a \u00a3240m guarantee as part of a wider \u00a31.5bn investment into the company during 2023.<\/p>\n

Gigaclear’s CEO, Nathan Rundle, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I am delighted that we now have a satisfactory resolution of the negotiations with our shareholders and lenders on how Gigaclear is funded, and I look forward to leading the company through this next phase of growth.<\/p>\n

This new funding means we can continue with our plans to add more customers to our network, remaining fully focused on our goal to bridge the digital divide in rural Britain and deliver ultrafast, reliable broadband for homes and businesses that need it most.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A National Wealth Fund spokesperson said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe continue to be supportive of the business. Digital and technology is a significant sector for the fund, with a particular focus on supporting altnets like Gigaclear, which are delivering Building Digital UK<\/a> contracts under the government\u2019s Project Gigabit programme.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The expectation is that the company\u2019s creditors, which have managed to put the company in a better position, albeit at some considerable cost (details yet to be revealed), will now attempt another sale process. None of this is expected to have an impact upon Gigaclear’s customers, which will continue to receive the same service, although struggling companies often have to cut costs and that can still impact quality in other ways.<\/p>\n

Coming to this sort of arrangement is a difficult thing to pull off as nobody likes to lose money, but it does put Gigaclear in a better position for consolidation, and we may well see a few more indebted altnets going down a similar path during 2026, particularly if they fail to find a consolidation partner via more traditional approaches.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 7:16am<\/strong><\/p>\n

The official announcement has just been released, which expresses the change as reflecting the “successful completion of the recapitalisation of the company<\/em>” and one that “significantly strengthens and deleverages Gigaclear\u2019s balance sheet, providing the company with a robust capital structure and a fully funded business plan, underpinned by the new capital of \u00a380m from its incoming shareholders secured in December 2025<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

As part of the recapitalisation, which was agreed unanimously by the company’s existing lenders and shareholders, ownership of the company has been transferred to a consortium of experienced institutional investors, including the National Wealth Fund, ABN AMRO and NatWest.<\/p>\n

Gigaclears said they are EBITDA positive and “delivering on all key financial metrics with a clear path to cashflow positivity in the near future … Looking ahead, Gigaclear will continue expanding its customer base, investing in operational innovation and enhancing the customer experience through technologies such as AI-powered installation tools<\/em>“.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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