Telecommunications
Overview
The telecommunications and media sectors have experienced substantial growth in emerging markets, primarily fuelled by the mobile telecommunications sector. As a global emerging markets bank, Standard Bank Group's expertise in these sectors has developed in line with this growth, positioning the bank to meet the increasing demand for sophisticated financing models tailored to the needs of the industry and local markets.
Why you should talk to us:
- We are a leading provider of telecommunications finance in sub-Saharan Africa
- We have in-depth knowledge of the telecommunications and media sectors globally
- We finance clients from start-up to maturity across the entire spectrum of capital required, customised to each client's unique requirements
- Our sector team members manage and coordinate access to product specialists across Standard Bank Group
- We maximise local currency funding and work closely with development finance institutions, multilaterals and export credit agencies in situations where the appetite of commercial banks is more limited
- We identify mergers and acquisitions opportunities for the telecommunications sector in Africa
- We've been involved in groundbreaking transactions across Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Central Asia, and have received numerous awards for deals in the telecommunications sectors of Latin America, Africa and elsewhere.
Products and services we offer:
- Corporate finance advisory services for privatisations and transactions relating to mergers and acquisitions
- Syndicated lending
- Structured trade and asset finance
- Bridge and vendor finance
- Acquisition finance
- Foreign exchange and interest rate hedging
- Public bond and mezzanine finance
- Private equity
- Equity capital markets (Africa only)
- Transactional services (Africa only)