December 2007

TdF ups M&B acquisition facility 12 December 2007

Telediffusion de France (TdF) is in the market with a Eu170 million add-on to fund the 39% equity tranche backing the buy-out of T-Systems' Media &

Millicom Ghana closes multisourced package 11 December 2007

Ghanaian mobile operator Millicom has closed a $140 million financing to back the expansion of its network.

EASSy debt? 04 December 2007

The East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) has reached financial close. Debt financing of $70.7 million has been agreed with five development financial institutions for the $235 million project.

Indosat secures financing for Palapa-D 03 December 2007

Indonesian telecom company PT Indosat has reached financial close on a $228.5 million debt package backing its Palapa-D satellite project on 29 November.

Turkey trimmings 01 December 2007

Turkish privatization – power and roads – is back on the agenda and pulling some serious investor appetite. But the timing could be better and asset valuations may not hit government expectations. By Sean Keating

People & Places 01 December 2007

VTB Bank Europe has appointed Andrei Antonovski as an associate director in its new infrastructure capital group in London. Antonovski was previously at ABN Amro...

SEACOM and EASSy: Fighting fibres 01 December 2007

Two financings for similar African and international fibre-optic cable projects closed in November 2007, with a third deal set to come to market shortly. Most of them have been in the planning stage for several years, but by nearing completion so close together, threaten a glut in an historically un...

Telecoms 01 December 2007

Indosat secures financing for Palapa-D

November 2007

SEACOM reaches financial close 19 November 2007

Venfin Limited, Herakles Telecom, Convergence Partners, and the Shanduka Group have reached financial close on the SEACOM undersea optic fibre cable

AIG's BTC acquisition debt launched 09 November 2007

The debt backing AIG Capital Management's 90% acquisition of Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) has launched

AIG/BTC acquisition debt out to banks 05 November 2007

The debt backing AIG Capital Management's acquisition of Bulgarian Telecommunications Company is set to launch

Etisalat Egypt puts out feelers 05 November 2007

Etisalat Egypt and lead arranger Calyon have approached banks for around $850 million in non-recourse dual-currency debt to develop Etisalat's Egyptian mobile network.

Goldman closes KDG cable add-on 05 November 2007

Goldman Sachs has secured a Eu650 million loan for German cable group KDG, without formally syndicating the debt

Telecoms 01 November 2007

Goldman closes KDG cable add-on