Primevest Capital Partners accelerates high-speed internet access in Bad Nauheim by acquiring the Fiber Optic Network from Stadtwerke Bad Nauheim

This acquisition, in combination with a cooperation agreement with Stadtwerke Bad Nauheim to continue the fiber roll-out in remaining areas, underlines Primevest’s commitment to drive digitalization by investing in the future of European cities.

Primevest Capital Partners has taken a significant step in accelerating high-speed internet access in Bad Nauheim, by acquiring the Fiber Optic Network from Stadtwerke Bad Nauheim for the joint-venture Open German Fiber. This acquisition, in combination with a cooperation agreement with Stadtwerke Bad Nauheim to continue the fiber roll-out in remaining areas, underlines Primevest’s commitment to drive digitalization by investing in the future of European cities.

To ensure a seamless transition for the city, Primevest is partnering with YplaY as its internet service provider in Bad Nauheim, leveraging their expertise to cater to the needs of both the existing network’s owner and its users. Primevest’s strategy as a neutral investor, collaborating with regional operating partners, showcases its capability to deliver smart solutions for German cities seeking to enhance or expand fiber coverage, tailored to specific regional requirements and its local circumstances.

Klaus Kreß, Mayor and Chairman of Stadtwerke, says: “With Primevest’s expertise in Communication Infrastructure investment, we are now able to further expand the fiber optic network throughout our catchment area. This strategic partnership unlocks the financial and operational capabilities needed to provide high-speed internet services for every resident of Bad Nauheim, ensuring our city is well-prepared for the future.”

“The shared objective among all cooperation partners is to establish full coverage of FTTH fiber optic network for all parts of the city, ensuring optimal access for all citizens. This overarching goal serves as the cornerstone for all our investments,” remarks Klaus Leckelt, Senior Acquisition Manager at Primevest.

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As a pioneer in Communication Infrastructure, Primevest firmly believes in the transformative power of fiber optics to drive digitalization. With the increasing demand for data capacity fuelled by streaming services such as Netflix, HBO and Amazon Prime, as well as the rise of remote working and artificial intelligence, Primevest remains at the forefront of shaping the digital landscape while preparing our cities for the future.

In parallel, Primevest Capital Partners is preparing its second Communication Infrastructure fund, with a focus on Germany to leverage on its pipeline of projects with both existing and new operating partners further solidifying its commitment to innovative investment strategies. For inquiries or to obtain information pre-launch, please contact Frank Noé, Head of Capital Formation & Sustainability, at Frank.noe@primevestcp.com

About Stadtwerke Bad Nauheim
“Naturally powering the future” – under this motto, as Stadtwerke, we have embarked on a sustainable, environmentally-friendly path, making us one of the most innovative energy providers in Hessen. As consumers, you can join us on this journey – towards a carbon-neutral supply for our city and surrounding areas. Read more information via www.stadtwerke-bad-nauheim.de

About Yplay
We are Yplay Germany GmbH, and we have set ourselves the goal of providing our homeland with access to a future-proof and high-performance internet and telephony service, following the motto ‘In the region, for the region. High speed internet provider Yplay from Altenstadt, will take over the network’s operation for Stadtwerke Bad Nauheim. Yplay is also active in several other Wetterau municipalities as well as in the districts of Gießen and Main-Kinzig. Read more information via www.yplay.de

Primevest Capital Partners and Vodafone to roll out €20 million fiber optic network for 6,000 households

The communications group Vodafone Deutschland and the investment company Primevest Capital Partners announce today that they will jointly equip the city of Hadamar in the Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg with a state-of-the-art fiber optic network this year.

Dutch-German investment manager Primevest Capital Partners and communications group Vodafone Germany are to roll-out a state-of-the-art fiber optic network in the city of Hadamar in the Hessian district of Limburg-Weilburg. Primevest will finance and build the infrastructure for around €20 million and lease it back to operator Vodafone, which will market and provide ultra-high-speed internet services over the new network.

Bas van Dongen, Communication Infrastructure Partner at Primevest Capital Partners, said: “Germany is one of the world’s leading economies but lags behind other markets in the provision of superfast broadband connectivity, which acts as a drag on productivity, both privately and in business. Primevest’s existing relationship with Vodafone has been expanded by this new agreement, which is our first fiber-to-the-home project with them that also includes private households. We see this as the first of many such projects in partnership with Vodafone, where we are both able to make a real contribution to the modernisation of Germany’s communication infrastructure that has huge untapped potential.”

The installation of the network will start later this year, providing access for some 6,000 households and companies to gigabit-fast internet connections over the next two years. The network will replace existing DSL systems which are unable to support the capacity demands of modern internet use, such as audio and video streaming in working from home and home schooling.

Jürgen Raith, Director of Fiber Optic Marketing and Rollout at Vodafone Germany, said: “Our agreement with Primevest will help move the city of Hadamar from the digital hard shoulder to the gigabit-fast lane. The Covid-19 pandemic clearly shows how important high-performance internet connections are. I am confident that many residents and businesses will recognise this and embrace fiber optic connections since they will improve people’s quality of life and enhance the competitiveness of companies.”

The central districts of Hadamar, Niederhadamar and Faulbach as well as the neighbouring towns of Niederzeuzheim, Oberzeuzheim, Steinbach, Oberweyer and Niederweyer, will be connected to the high-performance network. Hadamar’s north industrial area and the Auf den Sechsmorgen industrial areas in Oberweyer, Am Steinkreuz in Niederhadamar and the industrial area in Niederzeuzheim, will also be included in the network expansion. Vodafone will start pre-marketing in mid-March 2021.

Primevest’s Bas van Dongen, concluded: ”This is Primevest’s 15th investment in communication infrastructure projects since launching our first fund in 2017 and we are now collaborating with eight network operator partners on fiber projects in Germany and the Netherlands. We have already financed some €100 million of projects and together with those under construction our total investment is now over €150 million. Our fund provides investors expert access to this fast-growing alternative asset class. We were one of the first investment managers to recognise the potential that communication networks offer to deliver low-risk and stable income streams, while also enabling better services for the end customer. With our inhouse capabilities and operator network we are well-placed to support investors as they look to diversify their portfolios.”

With the expansion of the fibre optic network in the city of Hadamar, we are opening a new chapter in the cooperation with Vodafone.

Bas van Dongen, Primevest Capital Partners

About Primevest Capital Partners
Primevest Capital Partners is a pan-European investment boutique that specialises in innovative real estate and property investments. Due to its extensive industry knowledge with a focus on specialized investment sectors such as parking, telecommunications and affordable, contemporary living, Primevest Capital Partners has developed into a leading provider in these areas. Our top priority is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for our customers. In doing so, we pay attention to sustainable income and value creation. Primevest Capital Partners currently manages assets of €1.8 billion, spread across six sector-specific funds and three individual institutional mandates. Primevest Capital Partners currently has 40 employees at its locations in Utrecht and Berlin.

For more information, please contact:
Primevest Capital Partners
Lisette van der Ham
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications
lisette.vanderham@primevestcp.comcp.com
www.primevestcp.com

About Vodafone Germany
Vodafone is one of the leading telecoms and technology service providers in Germany. Half of all citizens in Germany are Vodafone customers – using Vodafone technology to access the internet, make calls and watch TV; and for connectivity at offices, farms and factories. The Düsseldorf-based company provides a comprehensive portfolio of internet, mobile, fixed and TV services. As digital transformation partner to German business and industry, Vodafone caters to enterprises of all sizes, from startups and SMEs to DAX-listed corporations. Vodafone is the #1 mobile network operator in Germany: no other market player connects more people and machines in Germany via its mobile network. It also has more gigabit fixed network connections and more TV customers in the country than any other German company.

Vodafone Germany employs some 16,000 people and generates total revenue of about €12 billion per year with more than 55 million mobile SIM cards, almost 11 million fixed broadband customers, 14 million TV customers and numerous digital solutions. As a gigabit company, Vodafone is a key contributor to the development of Germany’s infrastructure. Its German cable footprint extends to almost 24 million households and it provides a gigabit service to over 22 million of those. Vodafone intends to provide two-thirds of all German citizens with gigabit connections by 2022. With its 4G network, Vodafone reaches more than 98% of Germany`s households and the Vodafone NB-IoT network for the industrial and business sectors is delivering IoT connectivity on 97% of Germany’s total area. Vodafone has been operating Germany’s first 5G network since mid-2019. Its 5G services will be available to around 15 million people by 2020 and to 30 million people by 2021.

Vodafone Germany is the largest operating company of Vodafone Group, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, contributing around 30% of its revenues. Vodafone Group has over 300 million mobile customers, more than 27 million fixed broadband customers, over 22 million TV customers and connects more than 112 million IoT devices worldwide.

Vodafone is connecting people, places and things around the globe to improve lives and create a better future. A focus on sustainable business practices ensures that the technology building tomorrow’s digital world does not come at the cost of our planet. Vodafone uses electricity from renewable sources, is switching to an electric vehicle fleet, has a sustainable supply chain and re-purposes, re-sells or recycles 100% of network waste.

A diversity and inclusion agenda with a wide range of measures is at the heart of the Vodafone culture. It includes support for families, networks for women, fathers and members of the LGBT+ community, as well as diversity training programmes for managers. Vodafone is respectful of all individuals, regardless of nationality, disability, age, religious or sexual orientation, gender identity, belief or cultural background.

More information: www.vodafone-deutschland.de or www.vodafone.com

German ‘showcase tech town’ Bretten has its €20 million fibre-optic network completed by BBV, Primevest Capital Partners and ZTE partnership in final phase rollout

A partnership of ZTE Germany, Primevest Capital Partners and German broadband provider Breitbandversorgung Deutschland (BBV) has completed a €20 million roll-out of a fibre-optic cable network.

A partnership of ZTE Germany, Primevest Capital Partners and German broadband provider Breitbandversorgung Deutschland (BBV) has completed a €20 million roll-out of a fibre-optic cable network across Bretten in the Karlsruhe region in the south of Germany, linking more than 3,800 homes and 3,000 buildings and laying 700 kilometres of cables across the city. The final phase of the project added Bretten’s inner-city centre to the network.

Even before the network was expanded, the town of Bretten had become a showcase for the national roll-out of fibre-optic networks and the performance of this new technology in Germany, which has lagged other European economies in the adoption of high-speed broadband infrastructure. The partnership was such a success that it is now being used as a model for the further development of fibre-optic networks elsewhere in the country.

Kersten Walter, Senior Asset Manager at Primevest Capital Partners, said: “This was our first investment with ZTE and BBV where German insurance companies and pension funds are providing long-term capital through the Primevest Communication Infrastructure Fund, to enable local network operators expand their fibre-optic networks. A key factor for the successful completion of this first project was the strong commitment of BBV, ZTE and Primevest Capital Partners to the partnership.”

Technology provider ZTE, investment manager Primevest Capital Partners and national network operator BBV Deutschland formed a partnership in the summer of 2017 to build a high-performance gigabit network in the city of Bretten. The first two phases connected five districts to the fibre-optic network, providing high-speed broadband access to private households, businesses, schools and public institutions from mid-2018. The final phase, now completed, encompassed Bretten’s inner-city centre and presented the partners with new challenges, including the need to relocate the city’s pedestrian zone and protect its historic houses. The three partners managed to complete the project on time despite these hurdles.

Manfred Maschek, Managing Director of BBV, said: “In February 2019 we became the very first network operator in Germany to provide symmetrical services ranging from 100 Mbit per second to 1 Gbit per second to private and business customers across Bretten. With the completion of the final phase, we have added a large number of new end-customers that far exceeded our expectations.”

The project represents technology provider ZTE’s entry into a broader Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) partnership and has acted as a catalyst for other projects in cooperation with BBV and Primevest.
Yang Lin, Managing Director of ZTE Deutschland GmbH, explained: “We will continue to concentrate on expanding fibre-optic networks across Germany. We have built up expertise though the installation of smaller networks in semi-rural areas that will enable us to carry out projects on a larger scale and with larger network operators in the future.”

ZTE was the general contractor for the project in the Karlsruhe district, supplying the active network components as well as expanding the entire passive network for Bretten. ZTE’s technology consists of Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) and Optical Network Terminations (ONTs), with the OLTs serving as nodes between the main network and the last mile to the customer.

About Primevest Investment Management
Primevest Capital Partners is a pan-European investment boutique that delivers innovative investment strategies in the asset classes of parking, telecommunications and contemporary and affordable living. We are one of the leading providers in Europe in our core business areas. We aim to provide our customers with attractive and sustainable returns. Primevest Capital Partners, with around 30 employees in Utrecht / the Netherlands and Berlin, Germany, currently manages assets of €1.7 billion, spread over eight sector-specific funds and three individual institutional mandates.

Press contact Primevest Capital Partners
Lisette van der Ham
Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications
+ 31683200561
lisette.vanderham@primevestcp.com
www.primevestcp.com

About BBV Germany
Broadband provider Breitbandversorgung Deutschland (BBV) operates nationwide through regional companies focusing on rolling out global Internet services via Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH) networks connecting residential and business customers in districts throughout the country. The company belongs to UK-based Infracapital, a financially strong firm that invests in the sustainable development and expansion of critical digital infrastructure via fund vehicles. The company focuses on the large-scale expansion of FTTH in underserved areas in semi-rural regions where broadband connections are inadequate. The company’s core competencies include planning, building and marketing high-performance and future-oriented FTTH products and networks. It is one of Germany’s private-sector pioneers with a reputation for being innovative. The company was the very first Internet provider to facilitate connectivity across a wide range of gigabits at symmetrical speeds as a standard. BBV is a member of the broadband and telecommunications associations Buglas, BREKO and VATM.

Further information: www.bbv-deutschland.de
Press contact:
Thomas Fuchs
Press office BBV Germany
Tel: 0171 4483 168 –
Email: presse@bbv-deutschland.de

About ZTE
ZTE is a Chinese technology company that specialises in next-generation telecommunication systems, mobile devices and network solutions for consumers, network operators, companies and public-sector users. The company offers its customers integrated end-to-end solutions and delivers excellent value-added services for the increasingly converging telecommunications and information technology sectors. ZTE is listed on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges. Its products and services are sold to over 500 operators in more than 160 countries. ZTE invests 10% of its annual sales on research and development and also participates as a leading player in a number of industry organisations for the development of international standards. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility as part of its CSR strategy and is a member of the UN Global Compact network.

For more information about the company, go to: www.zte.com.cn.

Pressekontakt ZTE
ZTE Deutschland GmbH
Susanne Baumann
Fritz-Vomfelde-Str. 26-30
40547 Düsseldorf
Tel. +49 163 8199405
E-Mail: susanne.baumann@zte.com.cn

Presseagentur ZTE
LEWIS Communications
Lisa Brandes/Ann-Christin Schiller
Johannstraße 1
40476 Düsseldorf
Tel. +49 (0) 211 8824 7601
E-Mail: ZTEGermany@teamlewis.com

Primevest Capital Partners and T-Mobile Extend Super-Fast Internet to another 45,000 Households in Rotterdam in Third Dutch City Deal

Rotterdam has become the third large city in the Netherlands where telecoms provider T-Mobile and Smart Cities investor Primevest Capital Partners are teaming up to offer 45,000 households access to super-fast Internet services by the end of 2021.

This will bring the total number of Dutch households that T-Mobile is connecting with superfast Internet connections via Primevest’s fibre-optic networks to 130,000 next year, following similar deals by the consortium in the past 18 months in The Hague and Eindhoven. The networks in Rotterdam will be built by partners Van Gelder Telecom and VolkerWessels Telecom.

Under the latest deal, the Primevest Communication Infrastructure Fund (PCIF) has reached agreement in principle with local network builder L2Fiber to take over its existing network in the Rotterdam district of Kralingen and to double its reach to approximately 15,000 households. As PCIF’s main client, T-Mobile will lease the fibre-optic network from the fund to offer superfast Internet services and open it up to other providers. In addition, Primevest and T-Mobile will start rolling out a new fibre-optic network in the Rotterdam district of IJsselmonde.

The Covid-19 crisis has clearly shown that the winning cities of the future will be those with the best Internet infrastructure that allows their digitalised economies to stay a step ahead of the rest, Barbara Kathmann, Rotterdam Municipality’s Alderman for Economic Affairs, said: “An Internet connection has become a basic need at home, as self-evident as water or electricity. Residents of Rotterdam must be able to count on fast, safe and reliable connections and a wide choice of Internet services. During the Covid-19 lockdowns, a good Internet connection has become crucial for everybody in Rotterdam who has had to work from home, as well as for the healthcare sector and businesses and retailers who offer their products online. I am delighted that the T-Mobile and Primevest Capital Partners consortium is allowing more Rotterdam households and entrepreneurs to benefit from superfast Internet. This deal brings us closer to our goal to connect all of Rotterdam to a fibre-optic network within the next five years. In Kralingen, the consortium is also providing a great solution in terms of completing the project started by L2Fiber in 2018.”

The deal to take over and extend Rotterdam’s fibre-optic network will enable T-Mobile to offer local resident access to the internet at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) at the lowest possible price. T-Mobile customers that already have an Unlimited T-Mobile mobile subscription will pay only €25 per month for super-fast Internet at home. The first users in Rotterdam will be connected in the spring of 2021. Van Gelder Telecom and VolkerWessels Telecom will construct the fibre-optic networks in Rotterdam for PCIF and be responsible for the long-term maintenance. The companies make use of an innovative installation method in which cables are laid up to five times faster than standard techniques thereby causing less inconvenience in the local environment.

PCIF has invested nearly €100 million from long-term pension fund and insurer institutional investors and has a further €50 million of investments currently under construction. PCIF is targeting additional equity commitments in the coming period for institutional investors. The fund invests in communication infrastructure, with a focus on assets in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Belgium, and is targeting total assets under management of between €500 to €600 million with 70% invested in fibre optic networks and 30% in traffic aggregation points and data centres.

About Primevest Capital Partners
Primevest Capital Partners is a pan-European investment boutique that specializes in innovative real estate and property investments. Due to the extensive industry knowledge with a focus on specialized investment sectors such as parking, telecommunications and affordable, contemporary living, Primevest Capital Partners has developed into a leading provider in these areas. Our top priority is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for our customers. In doing so, we pay attention to sustainable income and value creation. Primevest Capital Partners currently manages assets of €1.7 billion, spread across eight sector-specific funds and three individual institutional mandates. Primevest Capital Partners currently has 40 employees at its locations in Utrecht and Berlin.

For more information, please contact:
Primevest Capital Partners
Lisette van der Ham
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications
lisette.vanderham@primevestcp.com
www.primevestcp.com

Primevest Communication Infrastructure Fund signs second ‘Fiber to the Curb’ contract in Wetterau, taking investment volume to over €80 million

The Primevest Communication Infrastructure Fund “PCIF” has secured its second Fiber to the Curb (FttC) supply contract in the Wetterau region of Hessen, taking its total investment volume to over €80 million following a first FttC deal in Leichlingen announced in August.

PCIF will finance the upgrading of the FttC telecommunications network in Wetterau, to the north of Frankfurt, in partnership with high-speed Internet provider YPlaY Germany GMb “YPlay”. The Fund is managed by Dutch-German ‘Smart City’ investment manager Primevest Capital Partners.

PCIF invests in critical telecommunications infrastructure, which it leases to multiple operating partners, including Vodafone and now YPlay in Germany and T-Mobile in the Netherlands. The Fund has committed to financing the replacement of the existing copper cables with optical fibre for the communities in and around Wetterau, upgrading this to a full Fibre to the Home “FttH” network, dependent upon sufficient consumer demand.

Despite its position as Europe’s largest economy, Germany lags behind in the provision of modern telecommunications infrastructure, with below 5.0% of households able to access the latest generation of superfast broadband services through FttH networks. It is estimated that between €70 billion to €80 billion of investment is required to upgrade all German municipalities to FttH, which in turn provides institutional investors with an enormous opportunity to participate in the ‘Smart City’ infrastructural investment of the future.

Klaus Leckelt, Project Manager at Primevest Capital Partners, said: “In an era where home working and home internet use for e-commerce and leisure activities is increasing exponentially, PCIF provides the necessary capital that allows people access to the high-performance fiber optic networks that are becoming a basic necessity of life. This ‘future-proofed’ telecommunications infrastructure ensures that consistent bandwidth and quality of services can be delivered to customers across the board.”

Yplay’s existing fiber optic network will be accessible to Wetterau households once the existing copper cable connections have been replaced, with FttC migrated to an FttH network over the next few years. The new FttH connections are being built by HessenKom GmbH & Co. KG (HessenKom) and will be leased by PCIF to YplaY. The first customers in the Altenstadt district will be migrated to the new FttH connections shortly with other areas already under development.

Peer Kohlstetter, Managing Director of HessenKom and YPlay, said: “This agreement creates a solid foundation for high-speed and reliable broadband coverage for our customers. With PCIF’s investment we are able to take over the existing network and enable the expansion of future-proof broadband connections without needing to invest our own financial resources in the network expansion and construction. This cooperation in Hessen means we are leading the way in the migration of existing FttC infrastructure to the next generation of fiber optic cables.”

PCIF will be investing a further €50 million in new fiber optic networks in other areas of Germany in the near future, including areas around Altenstadt, Lower Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia.

Klaus Leckelt, Project Manager at Primevest Capital Partners, concluded: “Our buy-and-build strategy supports local operating partners and municipalities in achieving sustainable growth through the responsible deployment of the capital of our institutional investors, such as insurers and pension funds.”
Primevest will coordinate both current and future network expansions and upgrades to ensure that the infrastructure is optimally tailored to the needs of the operator.

Founded in 2017, PCIF, provides residents and businesses in cities access to high-speed broadband connections. The Fund has a target investment volume of €600 million and is open to new institutional investors until the second quarter of 2021. Its focus is on passive communication infrastructure, such as fiber optic networks, cell phone towers and data centres which are needed to meet the increasing demand for broadband and to enable smart cities. PCIF works closely with telecommunications and cable operators, municipalities and other stakeholders and offers investors stable cash flow based on long-term leases with network operators.

About Primevest Capital Partners
Primevest Capital Partners is a pan-European investment boutique that specialises in innovative real estate and property investments. Due to its extensive industry knowledge with a focus on specialised investment sectors such as parking, telecommunications and affordable, contemporary living, Primevest Capital Partners has developed into a leading provider in these areas. Our top priority is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for our customers. In doing so, we pay attention to sustainable income and value creation. Primevest Capital Partners currently manages assets of € 1.7 billion, spread across eight sector-specific funds and three individual institutional mandates. Primevest Capital Partners currently has 40 employees at its locations in Utrecht and Berlin.

For more information, please contact:
Lisette van der Ham
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications
lisette.vanderham@primevestcp.com
www.primevestcp.com

T-Mobile, Primevest Capital Partners and VolkerWessels Telecom start city-wide its fiber rollout in The Hague

VolkerWessels Telecom have signed a cooperation agreement with the municipality of The Hague concerning the rollout of Fiber to the Home networks.

A consortium of T-Mobile, Primevest Capital Partners and VolkerWessels Telecom is formed to roll out an open-access FTTH network on which also 5G and Smart City applications in urban areas can be deployed. The consortium will start in June with the rollout of 33.000 home and business addresses in Segbroek, a district within the city of The Hague. With this cooperation, T-Mobile delivers on its promise to roll out fiber networks. The cooperation combines the unique strengths of each partner unlocking favorable economics, rapid, low impact and customer focused network rollout.

Richard de Mos, alderman for Economic Affairs, Sport and Public Space: “The municipality of The Hague is extremely happy with this fruitful cooperation. The consortium will bring our city a state of the art digital infrastructure that will benefit our citizens as well as our businesses. The city-wide rollout of Fiber-to-the-home will realize good digital connectivity for all the citizens in The Hague. The new fiber network is distinctive from other initiatives, as it is ready for all thinkable future applications and will offer open access to third parties. We expect this to boost innovation in telecommunications services in our city.”

Promise to The Hague
In January of this year, T-Mobile Netherlands merged with Tele2 Netherlands. A merger that was cleared by the European Commission without remedies. Søren Abildgaard, CEO: “With this merger, we have created the strongest possible challenger in the duopolistic Dutch telecommunications market. During the approval process by the European Commission, we made it very clear that this merger will strongly benefit Dutch consumers. To prove this we made them five hard promises. With the new consortium, we deliver on our promise to roll out fiber networks. Starting right here in The Hague, where our headquarters are located. The partnership with Primevest and VolkerWessels Telecom allows consumers to benefit from high quality, high speed fiber networks and offering ultrafast Internet and a rich TV content portfolio at very attractive prices.”

Benefits for all stakeholders
Primevest Communication Infrastructure Fund invests in passive communication network assets. They provide long term access to telecom providers that support an open access investment strategy. Bas van Dongen, Partner at Primevest: “We believe this leads to a higher utilization rate of the network, which is beneficial to all stakeholders. End users benefit from attractive pricing, telecom providers benefit from attractive network access pricing and the investors benefit ultimately from the higher utilization rate.. By future-proof and innovative rollout approach, construction works can be kept to a minimum. With T-Mobile, we have a strong partner in business supporting our investment philosophy.”

Enabling connectivity
Wido van de Mast, CEO of VolkerWessels Telecom: “We are very excited to be working together with T-Mobile, Primevest Capital Partners and the municipality of The Hague on deploying a state-of-the-art FttH network in The Hague. This cooperation aligns with our ultimate goal of enabling total connectivity and contributing to people’s quality of life. VolkerWessels Telecom acts within the consortium as a full turnkey contractor. In this role, we combine years of experience in the telecom market with innovative solutions and technical professionals.”

About Primevest Capital Partners
Primevest Capital Partners is a pan-European investment boutique that specializes in innovative real estate and property investments. Due to the extensive industry knowledge with a focus on specialized investment sectors such as parking, telecommunications and affordable, contemporary living, Primevest Capital Partners has developed into a leading provider in these areas. Our top priority is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for our customers. In doing so, we pay attention to sustainable income and value creation. Primevest Capital Partners currently manages assets of 1.6 billion euros, spread across eight sector-specific funds and two individual institutional mandates. Primevest Capital Partners currently has 40 employees at its locations in Utrecht and Berlin.

For more information, please contact:
Lisette van der Ham
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications
lisette.vanderham@primevestcp.com
www.primevestcp.com