New York-based investment company KKR & Co Inc (KKR) has acquired 30% of the shares of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor. The agreed sales price represents an enterprise value for the Norwegian fibre business of NOK36.1 billion (GBP300 million).
New York-based investment company KKR & Co Inc (KKR) has acquired 30% of the shares of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor. The agreed sales price represents an enterprise value for the Norwegian fibre business of NOK36.1 billion (GBP3bn).
KKR, which was advised on the deal by a team from London-based Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, is investing through its Core Infrastructure strategy. The investment consortium includes Oslo Pensjonsforsikring as a co-investor.
Earlier this year, Telenor initiated a process of evaluating the establishment of a passive fibre infrastructure ownership company with a minority co-investor.
The newly established company is a subsidiary of Telenor and will be a part of the Infrastructure business area. The company will own the passive fibre assets in Norway. This includes 130,000 km of cables, connecting upwards of 560,000 homes.
The company’s assets will be transferred from Telenor Norway in a demerger process prior to completion of the transaction. Telenor will maintain 70% of the shares, and the transaction is expected to be completed in early 2023.
