Telia announced the sale of 49 percent of its tower business in Sweden to Brookfield and Alecta at a price corresponding to an enterprise value (EV) for 100 percent of SEK 11,224 million on a cash and debt free basis. The valuation of the Swedish tower business equals 28.2x normalized EBITDA 2021.
Brookfield, investing through its Super Core-infrastructure fund, together with Alecta, acquires 49 percent of Telia Company’s tower business in Sweden
Transaction is in line with Telia’s digital infrastructure strategy which includes partnering to further develop and crystalize asset value
Transaction price corresponds to an enterprise value for 100 percent of SEK 11,224 million on a cash and debt free basis; the valuation equals 28.2x normalized EBITDA 2021
Total cash proceeds paid to Telia on closing for the 49 percent stake equals SEK 5.5 billion
Allison Kirkby, Telia Company President and CEO, says: “We are delivering on our strategy to both develop and crystalize the value of our digital infrastructure, and I am delighted that we have Brookfield and Alecta as our Tower partners in Norway, Finland and now in Sweden. Having created the Nordic region’s leading Tower company with an EV of EUR 2.6 billion, we aim to be an even stronger foundation to the continued digitalization of the Nordics.”
With the completion of the transaction of the minority stake in the Swedish tower business, and the previous completion of the sale of 49 percent of Telia’s Norwegian and Finnish tower business to Brookfield and Alecta, as announced on December 29, 2021, the tower assets are placed in Telia Towers AB which is 51 percent owned by Telia with the remaining 49 percent owned by Brookfield and Alecta.
