Telecom Egypt secures $500M loan to support its capital expenditure

Telecom Egypt secures $500M loan to support its capital expenditure

CAIRO – 24 October 2021: Telecom Egypt announced obtaining a new $500 million medium-term syndicated loan to be used to support its capital expenditure and refinance existing short-term facilities. According to Telecom Egypt, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (“FAB”) and Mashreq Bank PSC (“Mashreq”) were mandated as Joint Coordinators, Underwriters, Bookrunners, and Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers of the facility, similar to the medium-term syndicated loan obtained in October 2018. It added that FAB is also the Facility Agent for the transaction and Mashreq the designated Account Bank and the Documentation Agent. “I am very proud that our strong operational and financial performance exhibited during the last three years has boosted the confidence of respected international financial institutions in Telecom Egypt, enabling us to, once again, secure a $500 million syndicated loan with the loan being 2.7x oversubscribed,” Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Egypt, Adel Hamed, said. Hamed added that the aim of the facility is to convert our short-term USD overdrafts into longer-term loans to enable the company to repay installments in line with its cash flow generation. The restructuring of the company’s leverage comes in line with our financing strategy, to deleverage over time, while enhancing