Astelit, Ukraine -
US$ 360,000,000 Syndicated Project Financing
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Astelit is the Ukraine's third largest mobile operator, 54.2% owned by Turkcell.
This facility is the largest syndicated project financing in the Ukraine to-date
with a total project size of US$ 735m, comprising
US$ 270m ECA facilities and US$ 90m Commercial Loan facility, both on a six year tenor
- again, a first in the Ukraine.
Signed in December 2005, Standard Bank Plc was Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner for this facility.
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Celtel Kenya, Kenya -
US$ 55,000,000 Local Currency Bond (KES 4,500,000,000)
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Celtel International operates mobile telephone networks in fourteen African
countries, Celtel Kenya being one of its subsidiaries. Celtel International
was acquired by MTC in March 2005. This facility was an extension to the
original local syndicated loan of US$ 75m (KES 6bn) arranged in December 2004.
The original loan was put in place to refinance shareholder loans.
This bond was signed in December 2005 and Standard Bank Plc was Global Advisor
and Arranger for both facilities.
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VimpelCom, Russia -
US$ 425,000,000 Syndicated Credit Facility
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VimpelCom is a leading provider of mobile telecommunications services in Russia
and Kazakhstan, with newly acquired operations in Ukraine, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
VimpelCom covers 78 regions in Russia representing 94% of Russia’s population.
This facility was put in place to cover general corporate purposes and refinancing,
and was more than two times oversubscribed.
Signed in February 2005, Standard Bank Plc was Joint Lead Arranger and
Bookrunner.
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Tunisiana, Tunisia -
EUR 290,000,000 Project Finance
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Tunisiana is the one of two mobile operators in Tunisia, owned 50/50 by Orascom
Telecom and Wataniya. This facility comprised: EUR 130m 7-year ECA facility;
EUR 110m 6-year syndicated facility; and EUR 50m 7-year DFI facility.
This project financing was signed in November 2004 with Standard Bank Plc as Joint Lead Arranger and Bookrunner.
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MTN Nigeria, Nigeria -
US$ 200,000,000 Project Finance
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MTN operates GSM networks in eight African countries; MTN Nigeria operations
being launched in August 2001. This project financing was an extension of
the original project finance facility of US$ 395m in November 2003,
forming part of a total project worth US$ 795m. The original facility
was the largest deal outside of the natural resources sector in the region.
Signed in December 2004, Standard Bank Plc was Lead Advisor and Arranger
for both facilities.
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Emerging Markets Communications, Inc., Argentina -
US$ 3,500,000 Financing
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Headquartered in Florida, USA, EMC is focused on providing satellite
communication services to global companies with local operations in
emerging markets. This financing was to provide working capital and
an acquisition term facility to acquire the teleport and select satellite
assets of Deutsche Telecom.
Signed in December 2005, Standard Bank Plc was the Arranger for this facility.
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