Smile owners, lenders agree on refinancing plan
Wednesday April 07 2021
Smile Uganda, which is a subsidiary of Smile Telecoms Holdings has operations within Kampala and other cities. PHOTO/COURTESY
Summary
The dispute had threatened close to $250m in loans due to Smile Telecoms held in both equity and commercial bank loans.
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Smile Telecoms Holdings shareholders have agreed on a refinancing plan that will see majority owner, Al Nahla Group, commit $51m in fresh capital.
The South African-based telecom, which has operations in Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo and Nigeria had been threatened by a disagreement between two majority shareholders - Saudi Arabia’s Al Nahla Group and South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation - after they failed to agree on a put option, thus exposing the company to liquidation.
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