African telecom investment and M&A opportunities assessed in London financing event

May 26, 2011 - PRLog -- London - The TMT Finance and Investment Africa conference (www.tmtfinance.com/africa), now in its second year, brings together the leading players to focus on telecom investment and acquisition strategies. This year’s event takes place during an upturn in activity in mergers and acquisitions of mobile tower assets and investment into new infrastructure and services.
“Telecom operators across Africa including MTN, Bharti, Millicom and Vodafone have been preparing sales of mobile tower portfolios, and new investment is being directed into infrastructure, licences and services,” said Dominic Lowndes, Managing Director of BroadGroup TMT Ventures the event organiser.  “It’s no longer just about mobile voice; new investments are targeting terrestrial fiber, data, triple play, 3G and 4G. Private equity interest in the region is mushrooming, and global players, including France Telecom and Vivendi most recently, are looking for acquisitions.”

Highlights of the event include:
-   How to capture the next 500 million customers in Africa + four other Keynote speeches
-   The Telecom Leadership Round Table – telecom operators outline their strategies for Africa
-   The M&A Advisers Panel –  Bankers assess new opportunities and valuation metrics
-   Africa Towers Sales Debate - New developments for infrastructure sharing, sale and leaseback
-   Infrastructure Investment – Fixed and Mobile Broadband opportunities + new spectrum licence opportunities
-   Raising Finance for Africa –  Local and international financing + the return of Private Equity
Participating companies include American Tower Corporation, Citigroup, Orascom, Clifford Chance, Eaton Telecom, Emerging Capital Partners, Helios Towers Africa, ING, Investec, JPMorgan, NCC, Rand Merchant Bank, Moelis, Mi-Fone, Qtel, Nedbank Capital, SNR Denton, Standard Bank and the World Bank.

TMT Finance and Investment Africa takes place on June 17 at America Square in the City of London and will feature presentations from industry leaders on the latest investment opportunities and strategies, topical debate and high end networking for deal focused professionals. International and regional media from print, TV and online, along with financial and industry press and analysts will also be in attendance.
The TMT Finance and Investment conference series uniquely gathers telecom, technology, financial and strategic leadership with international investment bankers, financiers, M&A advisers, legal experts, investors and professional intermediaries.  For full programme details visit http://www.tmtfinance.com/africa/programme  
   
For more information on sponsorship or speaking opportunities, contact enquiries@tmtfinance.com  

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