Houlihan Lokey Advises GO

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that GO plc has sold its telecom tower portfolio to BMIT Technologies plc (BMIT). The transaction enables GO to focus on its core business operations and end customers whilst also unlocking proceeds that will be used for future capital expenditure and partial repayment of existing borrowings. BMIT has become the owner and manager of the telecom tower portfolio and provide ongoing passive infrastructure services to GO.

The transaction involves the sale of approximately 300 of GO’s island-wide telecom sites and a contracted built-to-suit (BTS) programme. The BTS programme will support GO’s ongoing 5G rollout and network coverage requirements across Malta.

GO is a leading mobile network operator in Malta and Cyprus, offering fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV services, high-speed broadband, and other digital connectivity services. GO is a publicly traded entity on the Malta Stock Exchange.

BMIT is a leading Maltese provider of data centre and hosting services, public, private and hybrid cloud services, and managed IT services. BMIT delivers its services to more than 500 corporate customers from various industries, including online gaming, financial services, ICT, manufacturing, media, transportation, retail, and hospitality. BMIT is a publicly traded entity on the Malta Stock Exchange.

Houlihan Lokey acted as the financial advisor to GO on this transaction, which represents another successful tower transaction and adds to Houlihan Lokey’s market-leading credentials in digital infrastructure and the tower subsector in Europe and North America.