MTN in negotiations over IHS Towers takeover

Cameron Page2026-02-06T14:32:00

Source: IHS Towers

African telco in talks to take back full control of previously divested tower assets through acquisition of IHS Towers. A deal would open another chapter in the pair’s difficult relationship…

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Organisations: Airtel; American Tower; IHS Towers; Korea Investment Corporation; MTN; Orange; TIM; Warrington Investment; Wendel Group.
Geographies: Africa; Cameroon; Côte d’Ivoire; Nigeria; Rwanda; South Africa; Zambia.
People: Sam Darwish; William Saad.
Themes: Acquisitions; Data centres; Digital infrastructure; Fibre (FTTP); Fintech; Governance; Infrastructure; Infrastructure investment; Investment; Lease agreements; Network sharing; Ownership; Sale-and-leaseback; Satellite; Shareholder structure; Shares; Strategy; Takeover; Towers; Tower assets; Tower operator; Valuation; Wireless infrastructure.

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