Santander

"We are looking forward to investing in and developing Freedom Fibre's network roll-out. We believe Freedom Fibre is a strong business, operating in an essential infrastructure sector that has a critical role in providing connectivity for both the people and the economy of the North West. This sizeable investment further enhances Equitix's network infrastructure that distributes essential utilities to over 6.3 million customers across the UK and Europe. Freedom Fibre's network roll-out will continue our strategic aims to provide local communities with affordable, high-quality essential infrastructure."

"We are delighted to join The Hut Group’s core banking facility at this exciting time in the company’s development. This transaction is in line with the banks strategy of facilitating UK corporates with their trade flows to China and underlines our confidence in the THG management team."