Edotco, partners with Dawood Hercules, to acquire Jazz-owned Pakistan tower business “Deodar”

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By MG News | August 30, 2017 at 11:37 AM GMT+05:00

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Islamabad – 30 August, 2017: Malaysian company Edotco decides to partner with Dawood Hercules both the company decides to acquire 13000 towers owned by Pakistan mobile communication Dawood Hercules will be investing 45% equity stake, 55% to acquire by Edotco total transaction proposed cost is around 940 million dollars.

Edotco Group Sdn Bhd (“Edotco”), in its biggest expansion to date, together with Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited (“DH Corp”), a leading listed investment conglomerate in Pakistan announced the acquisition of approximately 13,000 towers from Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (Jazz).

Edotco, through Tanzanite Tower Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Edotco Pakistan Private Limited (“Edotco PK”), entered into an agreement with PMCL to acquire its tower subsidiary, Deodar Private Limited (“Deodar”) and its portfolio of over 13,000 tower assets. As part of the transaction, DH Corp will be investing a 45% equity stake with the remaining 55% control stake to be held by Edotco. The total transaction consideration for the proposed acquisition is USD 940 million, which will be funded through a combination of debt and equity.

Suresh Sidhu, CEO of Edotco said, "Edotco is delighted to expand its business in Pakistan by catering to the network requirements of Jazz, the country's number one digital communications company. With Dawood Hercules as our partner, we are confident in the potential of the market in Pakistan and will continue to demonstrate our long-term commitment to supporting the development and enhancement of the country’s telecommunications infrastructure.”

Inam ur Rahman, CEO of DH Corp, said: “DH Corp has always invested in projects and businesses that directly contribute to Pakistan’s growth and prosperity. Continuing our commitment to the future, we are excited to partner with Edotco Group Malaysia and bring their wealth of knowledge to the local telecommunications sector. We are confident this enterprise will serve as a beacon for more investment in Pakistan and in our people.”

Aamir Ibrahim, CEO of Jazz commented, "This transaction with Tanzanite Tower will allow Jazz to further improve its core strength in providing best in class products and services to its customers. Partnering with a trusted partner like Tanzanite Tower will ensure that Jazz’ customers will continue to benefit from industry leading network quality. It also allows Jazz to focus on its journey to becoming an innovative digital lifestyle partner.”

At completion of the sale, Deodar will enter into a master services agreement (MSA) with Jazz, whereby it will continue to provide tower services to Jazz. The initial term of this MSA is twelve years and is renewable at Jazz’s discretion for three consecutive periods of five years each.

As a result of the terms of the Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited (Jazz)/Warid earn-out agreement, following the completion of the transaction, GTH's stake in Jazz will be approximately 83%.

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