CFO interview: Netomnia’s Wil Wadsworth on raising finance in a challenging debt environment
“Hitting planned milestones and metrics, combined with a larger network footprint and customer base will open up wider pools of capital at lower cost. We can optimise the capital structure over time if we choose to raise further capital to continue growing.”
Wil Wadsworth, Group CFO, Netomnia, YouFibre, brsk
Netomnia has navigated challenges similar to those faced by many British alternative network providers (altnets) to emerge as the second largest and the fastest growing. Analysys Mason Partner, Richard Morgan, sat down with Group CFO, Wil Wadsworth, to discuss Netomnia's recent capital raises and merger with brsk, another innovative and entrepreneurial altnet.
In the edited highlights from their conversation Richard and Wil cover:
- how Netomnia approached its recent debt raise
- lessons learned from the process
- how recent high interest rates have affected Netomnia’s approach to debt
- how the business has adapted to changing lender requirements
- whether the debt raise will support further M&A
- how the financing strategy of Netomnia will evolve as the business matures.
Further insights and an on-demand webinar on raising finance in digital infrastructure can be accessed here.
CFO interview: Netomnia’s Wil Wadsworth on raising finance in a challenging debt environment
Will Wadsworth is a seasoned finance leader with nearly 20 years of experience spanning strategy, finance and operations.
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