Macquarie to sell Arqiva stake for £16.5m

Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to the sale of its 26.5% stake in broadcast infrastructure firm Arqiva for £16.5m.

Macquarie has been a long-term investor in Arqiva, which provides data, network, and communications services to media and utilities companies. Arqiva is also the sole UK provider of digital terrestrial television and national radio broadcast services.

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Macquarie’s stake was held through the Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund II and other Macquarie-managed vehicles.

Arqiva’s main shareholder is the Digital 9 Infrastructure investment trust, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Digital 9 Infrastructure is focusing on a managed wind-down strategy to realise its existing assets.

Digital 9 Infrastructure has a 51.8% stake in Arqiva. In June 2025, it valued Arqiva at £213.2m.

Arqiva delivered the Digital Switchover Project, which brought digital terrestrial TV to UK homes. Alongside this, the company has a large stake in the smart utilities network sector, with around three million smart energy and water meters installed.

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