{"id":671406,"date":"2025-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/09\/07\/telecom-egypt-greenlights-majority-stake-sale-to-helios\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:00:00","slug":"telecom-egypt-greenlights-majority-stake-sale-to-helios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/09\/07\/telecom-egypt-greenlights-majority-stake-sale-to-helios\/","title":{"rendered":"Telecom Egypt greenlights majority stake sale to Helios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good afternoon, friends, and welcome to the start of a new workweek. <\/strong>We hope you enjoyed the brief break \u2014 it seems the news cycle is trying its best to catch us up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Helios to acquire majority stake in Telecom Egypt\u2019s data center <\/strong><strong>hub:<\/strong> Africa-focused and London-based PE outfit Helios Investment Partners has gotten the all-clear from Telecom Egypt\u2019s board to acquire between 75% and 80% of a subsidiary that will own the telco\u2019s Regional Data Hub (RDH), according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/9\/317.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a press release (pdf)<\/a>. The vehicle, which will consolidate RDH\u2019s assets through a restructuring, will focus on developing the domestic data centers scene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About the bid: <\/strong>The binding offer values RDH at USD 230 mn for 100% of the equity, with the figure potentially rising to USD 260 mn depending on pre-agreed performance metrics. The move is still subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>Helios has been building up to a bigger Egypt play since last year, when it bought 49% of Raya Foods for USD 40 mn. The PE firm flagged plans to channel as much as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/216b65a6-9853-4952-9bc5-2d336ac25309\/helios-is-eying-three-more-big-ticket-egyptian-acquisitions\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 250 mn<\/a> into three more acquisitions across fintech, digital infrastructure, and consumer goods.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS- <\/strong>Our friends at EFG Hermes are acting as sole M&A financial advisor to Telecom Egypt, with Adsero-Ragy Soliman & Partners and A&O Shearman providing legal counsel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Net Foreign reserves continued their ascent to USD 49.25 bn by the end of August, <\/strong>marking a USD 215 mn increase from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/f346367b-33ce-4d6a-b1ba-68e8e49edcb1\/foreign-reserves-increase-to-usd-49-bn-in-july\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">July<\/a>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cbe.org.eg\/en\/news-publications\/news\/2025\/09\/07\/06\/28\/net-international-reserves-at-the-end-of-august-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> released by the Central Bank of Egypt. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It\u2019s a busy day in the global press, with a hodgepodge of stories getting plenty <\/strong><strong>of ink<\/strong>. Among the stories getting top billing:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Russia<\/strong><strong> strikes down Ukrainian government building<\/strong>: In what is reportedly its largest aerial attack since the beginning of its attacks on Ukraine, Russia deployed some 800 drones into Kyiv, striking down the Ukrainian government\u2019s main building. Of the 800 deployed, all but 54 drones and 9 missiles were intercepted, hitting targets across the country with damages recorded in north, south, and east Ukraine. At least three people were killed. \u201cSuch killings now, when real diplomacy could have started a long time ago, are a deliberate crime and a prolongation of the war,\u201d Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/07\/europe\/ukraine-russia-largest-attack-intl-hnk\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-hits-ukraine-with-biggest-air-attack-war-sets-government-building-ablaze-2025-09-07\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c1dqp42r4zvt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- If you\u2019ve been having some internet troubles today, it\u2019s not just you.<\/strong> Parts of Asia and the Middle East are experiencing internet disruptions after multiple international undersea cables were cut in the Red Sea. \u201cA series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded internet connectivity in multiple countries,\u201d internet watchdog organization NetBlocks <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netblocks\/status\/1964442394965004717?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X. 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