National Digital Infrastructure Fund
Funds
National Digital Infrastructure Fund
The National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF) was established in 2017 to invest in the next generation of essential digital infrastructure in the UK.
The Fund is a Limited Partnership vehicle, backed with a cornerstone commitment from HM Treasury’s landmark £400 million Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund (DIIF) initiative.
Amber's presence in the digital infrastructure sector follows its thematic investment strategy of deploying capital into real assets that deliver essential or utility-like services. Amber responded to the specific nature of the digital infrastructure opportunity by forming a dedicated team that brings together the full suite of financial, sectoral and infrastructure skills and experience needed to understand all its aspects. Amber is the Fund manager and is responsible for investment origination, ongoing asset management and fund management.
NDIF has made investments in optical fibre-based networks and related enabling infrastructure to boost connectivity across the UK. HM Government’s commitment to NDIF reflects the priority it places on accelerating the roll-out of these networks for the UK economy. The Fund is unlocking a new source of capital for the businesses developing those networks to enable them to reach scale, supplanting outdated copper-based networks.
NDIF has invested across the capital structure in multiple platforms to provide its investors with access to a diverse and attractive range of opportunities within this emerging infrastructure asset class.
Amber Fund Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as the Manager of NDIF and to promote the Fund in the United Kingdom.
Case studies
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Airband
West of England, UKDivested -
Community Fibre
London, UKOperational -
NextGenAccess
Various Sites, UKDivested -
toob
South East England, UKOperational
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