Aspring Capital advised Service-Telecom on $957 mn acquisition of Veon’s Russian tower assets

December 1, 2021, Moscow — Aspring Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Service-Telecom in its acquisition of Veon’s Russian tower assets for $970 million.

Service-Telecom, a leading independent operator of telecom towers in Russia, successfully acquired National Tower Company, a subsidiary of VEON. This subsidiary has a diverse portfolio of approximately 15,400 mobile network towers throughout the country. The acquisition marks a significant milestone as the first-ever purchase of a mobile operator’s tower assets on the Russian telecom market.

As part of the agreement, VimpelCom and Service-Telecom have entered into a long-term master agreement concerning tower infrastructure services. Additionally, both parties will engage in an ongoing build-to-suit program, which aims to develop up to 5,000 sites by 2029.

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