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Helios Towers Africa plans ‘$200mn expansion’

Helios Towers Africa plans ‘$200mn expansion’
Gareth van Zyl
By Gareth van Zyl, Editor, ITWeb Africa
17 Jul 2012

Mobile tower operator Helios Towers Africa is near to attaining $200 million in finance as part of its plan to expand its presence on the continent, according to a Dow Jones report.

An investment arm of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation, reportedly intends to make a $100 million commitment to Helios from two of its funds.

Meanwhile, the remainder of the $200 million capital is to come from undisclosed and existing investors, according to the report.

Helios Towers Africa - which says it owns over 3,500 towers on the continent - has operations in Ghana, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.

The tower operator specialises in building new towers and enabling operators to share existing base stations.

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