Cameron Barney advises Tiger Infrastructure Partners on the merger of SWS Broadband and Cadence Networks with Voneus Broadband
Cameron Barney advises Tiger Infrastructure Partners on the merger of SWS Broadband and Cadence Networks with Voneus Braodband
September 2023
Cameron Barney is pleased to announce that it acted as financial adviser to Tiger Infrastructure Partners on the merger of SWS Broadband and Cadence Networks with Voneus Broadband, which simultaneously acquired Broadway Partners Limited. SWS Broadband and Cadence Networks are the operational subsidiaries of Tiger’s portfolio company, Rural Broadband Solutions.
As a result, Tiger has become a substantial shareholder in Voneus alongside Macquarie Group and Israel Infrastructure Fund. The merger will be funded with up to £250 million in new capital from the three shareholders and bank lenders. These developments put Voneus in a strong position to continue building fibre networks to underserved rural communities across the UK. The combined company is targeting over 350,000 premises.
Each of SWS Broadband, Cadence Networks, and Broadway Partners already operate in areas adjacent to where Voneus is active. The combination of these businesses within Voneus will deliver significant economies of scale and bring more diverse contractor relationships. It also pools the resources of several already well-funded institutional shareholders.
“We very much enjoyed working with the Cameron Barney team and were particularly appreciative of their sector knowledge and insights.”
About Tiger
Tiger Infrastructure Partners is an innovative private equity firm focused on providing transformational growth capital to middle market infrastructure companies. Tiger's value-add approach targets growth investments across the Digital Infrastructure, Energy Transition and Transportation sectors in North America and Europe, where Tiger believes strong tailwinds are driving demand for new infrastructure. Tiger maintains offices in New York and London.
“We are delighted to have been able to support Tiger Infrastructure in such a transformative transaction and for one of its portfolio companies.”
About Voneus Broadband
Voneus is the champion of rural community broadband and a leading provider of superfast and ultrafast broadband for homes and businesses located in poorly connected or difficult-to-reach communities.
Founded in 2011 by a group of seasoned telecoms industry specialists, Voneus aims to become the UK’s number one provider of both superfast and ultrafast broadband services, bringing parity between rural areas and the UK’s towns and cities.
About Cameron Barney
Cameron Barney is a UK-headquartered independent merchant bank providing financing and M&A advice to fast-growing companies in the ‘infra-tech’ sector including rollouts of fibre broadband, EV charging, solar and energy storage. In addition to its advisory work Cameron Barney is co-manager of the Digital Infrastructure Investment Partnership (DIIP) which invests directly in fibre broadband infrastructure in the UK. Cameron Barney is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
For further information please contact:
Cameron Barney LLP
Charles Cameron +44 7785 292 019
Sam Keanly +44 7881 819 452
