Head of Hélios Towers Kash Pandya greenlights group’s purchase of Airtel Africa towers
Our estimates suggest the deal could amount to nearly $600m.
10/11/2020 at 14h43, by Africa Business+
In search of liquidity to reduce its $3.5bn debt, Airtel Africa is about to sell 4,500 telecom towers to British specialist Helios Towers, an internal source from Airtel Africa confirmed to Jeune Afrique Business+.
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