Financing & Restructuring | Connectivity Business

Green bond interest sprouts among telcos looking for new funding path

14 February, 2019

Verizon and Telefónica’s green bonds issuance signals an increasingly popular source of funding for telecoms operators, as analysts expect more including Vodadone to follow suit.

US-based Verizon issued US$1bn in green bonds in February and plans to use proceeds to...

How Sky and Space Global is using insurance to meet satellite connectivity funding needs

5 February, 2019

Finding innovative ways to raise funds for capex-intensive infrastructure far in advance of initial revenues is a core challenge for satellite connectivity.

As well as going through Australia’s stock market, Sky and Space Global is moving further from the industry norm by looking to insure its first...

Improving African telecoms outlook opens door to towerco expansion

1 February, 2019

Rampant investor activity in Africa’s telecoms sector is pushing Helios Towers to hunt for more opportunities to diversify geographically, after acquiring a South African towerco to enter its fifth country.

South Africa is set to lead the way on the deployment of 5G across Sub-Saharan Africa, Helios Towers CEO Kash Pandya told Connectivity Business in an interview, adding that...

24 January, 2019

Singapore startup Kacific is ramping up towards the launch in Q3 2019 of its first satellite Kacific-1, a condosat being shared with Japan’s Sky Perfect JSAT to deploy high-speed broadband across South East Asia and the Pacific. Jason Rainbow, Finance Information Group Editor-in-Chief, speaks with Kacific CEO Christian Patouraux about the venture’s funding journey, and how it is shining a spotlight on the Family Office investment opportunity for connectivity...

Incoming Kacific financing underlines Family Office opportunity for satellite broadband

17 January, 2019

Singapore broadband startup Kacific is close to raising about US$20m in an equity round that highlights the growing importance of Family Offices for newspace, SatelliteFinance has learnt.

As the number of these private companies soars in a world increasingly populated by billionaires, they look set to become an increasingly significant source of capital for...

Green bond interest sprouts among telcos looking for new funding path

How Sky and Space Global is using insurance to meet satellite connectivity funding needs

Improving African telecoms outlook opens door to towerco expansion

Kacific’s funding progress is highlighting growing Family Office appetite for connectivity | Q&A

Incoming Kacific financing underlines Family Office opportunity for satellite broadband

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