Vodafone Enters New JV Agreement for Vantage Towers Stake
09 Novembre 2022 - 11:15AM
Dow Jones News
By Ian Walker
Vodafone Group PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to form a
new jointly-owned company with Global Infrastructure Partners LLC
and KKR & Co. that will own its 81.7% stake in Vantage Towers
AG.
Under the deal GIP and KKR will take a 50% shareholding in the
new joint venture company through the acquisition of shares for a
cash sum. As part of the deal the partners will make a takeover
proposal to the outstanding shareholders of Vantage.
Vodafone expects to get a maximum of between 5.8 billion euros
and 7.1 billion euros($5.84 billion and $7.15 billion) depending on
the take-up of the minority shareholder takeover proposal, it
said.
The deal has the support of RRJ Capital which is Vantage Towers'
second largest minority shareholder, owning 2.4% of shares.
Vodafone shares at 0940 GMT were down 0.2% at 105.98 pence;
Vantage Towers shares were up 7.2% at EUR31.52.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com
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