HeliosTowers Bond 2026 (IFC-52011)

Regions
  • Africa
  • Middle East and North Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of
  • Congo, Republic of
  • Ghana
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Oman
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Mar 12, 2026
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Helios Towers Plc
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Communications
  • Infrastructure
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 10.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Oct 6, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Sep 1, 2026

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank provided information, Helios Towers Plc (the “Company” or “Helios Towers” as a Group) has invited IFC to act as anchor investor in its March 2026 bond issuance (alongside other DFIs) for an amount of up to US$500 million. (the “Bond Issuance”).   

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

The proposed IFC investment comprises a bond subscription in an amount up to US$10 million as an anchor investor in the Bond Issuance for an amount of up to US$500 million.

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Helios Towers is a tower infrastructure company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a leading provider of mobile tower and passive infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East. The Company owns and operates over 14,000 sites in nine countries including DRC, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Oman, the Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania, serving mobile network operators under long-term contracts.   

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Helios Towers Plc Client -

Contact Information
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For Inquiries About the Project, Contact

Helios Towers Plc
Manjit Dhillon
CFO and Helios Towers Oman Executive Chair
+44 20 7871 3670
mdhillon@heliostowers.com
Level 21, 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom
www.heliostowers.com

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