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G Network Enters Administration After FitzWalter Capital Takeover

Administrators pledge uninterrupted service during a sale or restructuring process.

Overview

  • Alvarez & Marsal were appointed joint administrators on January 12 and said the London full‑fibre network will continue to trade with no interruption to customers.
  • FitzWalter Capital took control from USS Pension Fund and Cube Infrastructure Managers about a week earlier and moved to place the company into administration.
  • G Network has about £300 million of secured debt and roughly 25,000 customers, after halting its rollout at around 400,000 premises.
  • Lenders including NatWest, Investec and Santander are expected to take writedowns, according to reports.
  • Staff disruption and senior management redundancies were reported, with Ofcom preparing contingency plans as analysts point to wider pressure and likely consolidation among UK alt‑nets.