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NEXERA received over PLN 1 billion financing from a consortium of banks for the development of fibre-optic networks in Poland

Nexera signed a loan agreement with the consortium of banks for a total amount of over PLN 1 billion.

Company

Who are we?

NEXERA is an infrastructural telecommunications group building a Next Generation Access (NGA) network. The current projects in fourteen areas of central and north-east Poland are carried out in one of the most important programmes of the Polish government – Operational Program Digital Poland (Program Operacyjny Polska Cyfrowa - POPC). The NEXERA Group currently consists of:

Nexera Holding Sp. z o.o.

a company that manages the activities of the group and the owner of the Group’s operating companies.

Nexera Sp. z o.o.

the wholesale operator and the owner of the fibre-optic network.

Nexera Fiber Sp. z o.o.

special purpose vehicle.

Nexera F2 Sp. z o.o.

special purpose vehicle.

Nexera F3 Sp. z o.o.

special purpose vehicle.

Shareholders of the NEXERA Group

INFRACAPITAL

95,1% of shares of Nexera Holding Sp. z o.o.

Infracapital invests, builds and manages a variety of infrastructure responding to the changing needs of society and supporting long-term economic growth. Actively participates in all its investments, both in the initial and advanced phases, to fully exploit their potential and ensure they are long-term by adapting to changing business and social needs. Such an approach brings value to investors and the environment, as the offered investments use the potential of stable and sustainable development. The companies in the Infracapital portfolio cooperate closely with the neighbouring communities in which they operate, to the benefit of all stakeholders. Infracapital is well prepared to implement important projects that contribute to building our future. A team of experienced experts led by the founder works with more than 50 companies in Europe and collects customer capital under six funds.

Infracapital is a part of M&G Plc. – a leading European fund for managing savings and investments. M&G manages the long-term savings of over 5 million people and is the main investor in the UK and globally.

www.infracapital.co.uk

NOKIA

4,9% of shares of Nexera Holding Sp. z o.o.

A global leader in technologies for communication service providers, administrations, large enterprises and consumers. It is also the co-owner and technological partner of NEXERA.

Nokia operates in more than 100 countries worldwide. In Poland, it employs approximately 5,400 employees. The European Center for Software and Engineering (Europejskie Centrum Oprogramowania i Inżynierii) in Wrocław is the largest ICT research and development institution in Poland.

Management Team

The management board of NEXERA consists of leading telecoms experts with years of project management experience. The board’s objective is to take the company through its start-up phase, implement the POPC-funded project, build a wholesale operator and later continue developing on the Polish market.

Jacek Wiśniewski

Chief Executive Officer

At NEXERA, he is responsible for network management and business operations. He has worked in the telecommunications sector for his entire professional career and has over 15 years of experience holding top-level positions with responsibility for technical areas. Served as Technology and Network Management Area Director at a leading telecom and was responsible for the development and expansion of one of the telecoms operators.

Paweł Biarda

Management Board Member. Chief Commercial Officer

Paweł Biarda is in charge of NEXERA’s product development and sales. He is an expert on the Operational Programme Digital Poland as well as the telecommunications and energy sectors, with over 20 years of experience. He has created and implemented strategies as well as business, product and commercialization models.

Paweł Hordyński

Management Board Member. Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for NEXERA’s finances. Paweł Hordyński spent over a dozen years managing the finances of some of the largest companies in Poland, having served as CFO at numerous companies with multimillion revenues, including state-controlled, private and WSE-listed businesses.

Piotr Wieczorkiewicz

Management Board Member for Operations

Piotr Wieczorkiewicz supervises construction and maintenance of networks and business operations on networks, including connection of retail operators’ subscribers. He is responsible for operation and development of IT platforms and systems in NEXERA. Piotr Wieczorkiewicz has over 20 years of experience in the ICT industry and has held managerial and executive positions.