Sam Darwish's IHS completes $274 million sale of Rwanda operations
IHS Towers, led by Sam Darwish, has sold its Rwandan operations to Paradigm Tower Ventures for $274.5 million, refining its African focus.
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IHS Towers, led by Sam Darwish, has sold its Rwandan operations to Paradigm Tower Ventures for $274.5 million, refining its African focus.
Sam Darwish, founder of IHS Towers, has seen his stake fall to $86 million after a sharp slide in the company’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
IHS Towers co-founder Sam Darwish sees his holdings rise above $93 million as the company’s market cap nears $2.4 billion.
This is linked to an increase in IHS Holding’s share price on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), driven by renewed investor confidence.
The decline in revenue—driven largely by the devaluation of the Nigerian naira—underscores the financial challenges facing the company despite strong operational growth.
IHS led by Sam Darwish plans to boost digital inclusion, economic development through expanded connectivity.
According to data tracked by Billionaire.Africa, the market value of Darwish’s stake in IHS Holding has plunged by $4.33 million over the past 24 days.
Under the groundbreaking move, Airtel Nigeria has committed to securing 3,950 tenancies over the next five years.
IHS will now own 70 percent of its South African towers business.
Darwish founded IHS Holdings, a Nigerian telecom infrastructure firm, in 2001.
His Lagos-based telecom company reported a profit of $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2022.
IHS Towers is a Nigeria-based telecom infrastructure firm.
The businessman played a key role in the deregulation of the country’s telecom industry in the early 2000s.
IHS Towers is a leading telecom infrastructure group.
IHS Towers is the largest telecom infrastructure group in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East by tower count.
The listing still managed to raise $378 million to fund the company’s growth plans.