http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/RSS.aspx?FeedID=1217©2013 Project Finance Magazine60TelecomsMobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia (Zain Saudi) has refinanced its junior debt facility with a new three-year loan.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3216705/Zain-Saudi-refinances-junior-facility.htmlMon, 10 Jun 2013 12:12:14 GMTSeaborn Networks has mandated Natixis as equity adviser on its $425 million Seabras-1 fibre-optic cable project from New York to São Paulo.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3216708/Seaborn-mandates-Natixis-for-Seabras-1-equity.htmlMon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMTEtisalat Nigeria has closed on a $1.2 billion refinancing of a $650 million debt facility that it signed in 2011.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3215597/Etisalat-Nigeria-closes-refinancing.htmlThu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe end of drought conditions in the Australian state of Victoria is contributing to poor revenues on the Basslink interconnector.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3215167/End-of-drought-hits-Basslink-interconnector.htmlWed, 05 Jun 2013 18:19:58 GMTThe Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund and the Macquarie Korea Opportunities Fund have completed the S$1.1 billion ($877 million) spin-off of the Asia Pay Television Trusthttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3214521/MIIF-and-MKOF-close-APTT-spin-off.htmlTue, 04 Jun 2013 17:51:45 GMTEurope-focused fibre-optic network operator euNetworks has closed a Eu45 million debt facility with Barclays.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3205420/euNetworks-closes-with-Barclays.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 11:38:05 GMTSatellite operator Globalstar needs to raise new financing, amend its existing credit facilities and restructure its bond debt.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3201930/Globalstar-seeks-new-restructuring.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 11:51:40 GMTThe Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund and Macquarie Korea Opportunities Fund plant to spin out their combined 100% interest in Taiwan Broadband Communications into a new listed entity.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3200426/MIIF-to-spin-out-Taiwan-Broadband.htmlThu, 02 May 2013 17:51:21 GMTZain Saudi has again delayed the refinancing of its long-term debt, following a further extension to the maturity on its outstanding facilities.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3199006/Zain-Saudi-extends-debt-maturity-again.htmlTue, 30 Apr 2013 17:57:26 GMTSeaborn Networks has mandated Natixis to be Coface facility agent on the debt financing for its $400 million Seabras-1 fibre-optic cable project in Brazil.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3197704/Seaborn-picks-ECA-agent-on-Seabras-1.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:02:21 GMTThis year’s Telecoms Deal of the Year winner is for the largest acquisition financing in the ASEAN region in telecoms, and involves Tower Bersama’s acquisition of 2,500 towers from Indonesian mobile operator Indosat.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3174296/Asia-Pacific-Telecoms-Deal-of-the-Year-2012-Tower-Bersama.htmlFri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTAustralian satellite operator NewSat has agreed terms on the $138 million equity and mezzanine funding for its $611 million Jabiru-1 project.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3160126/NewSat-agrees-equity-and-mezzanine-funding.htmlMon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTEuropean Shadow Toll Road Deal of the Year 2012: Celanova Spanish toll road operators have suffered from rising costs and falling traffic levels, and have kept banks’ portfolio managers much busier than their originators.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3154955/European-Shadow-Toll-Road-Deal-of-the-Year-2012-Celanova.htmlThu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTBroadband operator ONO closed a Eu3.4 billion ($4.6 billion) bond and bank refinancing against the back drop of Spain’s economic woes and uncertainty in European debt marketshttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3155008/European-Telecoms-Deal-of-the-Year-2012-ONO.htmlThu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe French region of Auvergne plans to procure a new Eu167 million ($225 million) broadband network using a design-build-operate-maintain contracthttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3147424/Auvergne-nears-launch-with-broadband-PPP.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 18:13:32 GMTAustralian satellite developer Newsat says that US Ex-Im has approved its plans to raise some of the $200 million equity requirement http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3144071/US-Ex-Im-approval-for-Newsats-Jabiru-1-mezzanine.htmlMon, 21 Jan 2013 15:20:53 GMTOFI InfraVia has bought a 55% equity share in French telecoms firm ADTIM.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3140670/OFI-InfraVia-buys-into-ADTIM.htmlMon, 14 Jan 2013 10:03:20 GMTThe shareholders in Arqiva, the UK-based broadcast transmission provider, have agreed to contribute fresh equity in order to complete a £3.7 billion ($5.9 billion) loan and bond refinancing.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3138584/Arqiva-increases-equity-in-refinancing.htmlWed, 09 Jan 2013 07:00:50 GMTSeaborn Networks plans to assemble a group of lenders for its $400 million Seabras-1 sub-sea fibre-optic cable by the end of this quarterhttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3136234/Seaborn-nears-market-with-Seabras-1-cable.htmlThu, 03 Jan 2013 07:29:40 GMTTelecom Development Company Afghanistan (Roshan) has asked the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for a senior loan http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3136055/Roshan-seeks-IFC-debt-for-3G-network.htmlWed, 02 Jan 2013 17:39:55 GMTUK broadcast services provider Arqiva is nearing close on a refinancing of its £3.7 billion in debt and its associated swapshttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3133298/Arqiva-refinancing-nears-close.htmlWed, 19 Dec 2012 13:33:24 GMTIHS Holding has closed on $202 million dual-currency financinghttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3129748/IHS-closes-on-MTN-tower-acquisition-debt.htmlTue, 11 Dec 2012 15:30:22 GMTAustralian satellite operator NewSat has asked for a halt in trading in its shares while it completes the fundraising for its Jabiru-1http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3126385/NewSat-halts-on-Jabiru-1-equity-raising.htmlTue, 04 Dec 2012 15:00:27 GMTDeutsche Telekom has signed the financing for the construction of a new data centre in Saxony-Anhalthttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3114937/T-Systems-closes-leasingPF-deal.htmlThu, 08 Nov 2012 13:10:02 GMTWendel Group is paying $125 million to buy a 25% stake in Africa focused telecoms tower operator IHS Holding.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3111217/Wendel-buys-into-IHS-telecoms-towers.htmlWed, 31 Oct 2012 15:47:20 GMTTotal Access Communication has signed a Bt10 billion ($325 million) five-year loan to finance the bid and purchase of the three bandwidths it won in Thailand's controversial 3G mobile phone licence auction this week. http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3105778/Total-Access-raises-3G-license-loan.htmlFri, 19 Oct 2012 15:35:30 GMTThe financial close date for Zain Saudi's refinancing of the SAR9 billion ($2.4 billion) still outstanding under its existing SAR9.75 billion Murabaha facility - the original network expansion debt Zain closed in August 2009 - is now expected in the fourth quarter.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3104306/Zain-Saudi-refinancing-close-delayed-again.htmlWed, 17 Oct 2012 12:06:21 GMTVirgin Mobile Latin America has approached the International Finance Corporation for a $14 million subordinated C loan to fund the development of its operations in Colombia.http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3102128/Virgin-Mobile-Colombia-seeks-sub-debt.htmlFri, 12 Oct 2012 11:44:05 GMTUS Ex-Im has approved an $118 million sovereign loan to the government of Vietnam to support its acquisition of the VINASAT-2 satellitehttp://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3097278/US-Ex-Im-debt-for-VINASAT-2.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2012 14:40:03 GMTSaudi Arabian mobile operator Zain Saudi has negotiated a two month extension to its SR9.75 billion ($2.6 billion) murabaha financing - the original network expansion debt Zain closed in August 2009http://www.projectfinancemagazine.com/Article/3073695/Zain-Saudi-extends-expansion-loan-tenor.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 17:45:00 GMT