罗杰斯首席执行官Tony Staffieri本月早些时候表示，出售部分无线回程基础设施的股份将有助于公司偿还债务，同时保留其网络的全面运营控制权。他称这笔交易是加拿大与一家领先的全球金融投资机构签署的“首例”。Sources revealed that Blackstone Group (BX.US) is about to reach an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Rogers Communications' (RCI.US) wireless infrastructure for 7 billion Canadian dollars (approximately 5 billion US dollars).
The Zhìtōng Financial APP learned that, according to sources, Blackstone Group (BX.US) is about to reach an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Rogers Communications' (RCI.US) wireless infrastructure for 7 billion Canadian dollars (approximately 5 billion US dollars).
As Rogers seeks to acquire 37.5% equity in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. from BCE Inc., this structural equity trade will help the company to control its debt burden.
Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri earlier this month stated that selling shares of the wireless backhaul infrastructure will help the company repay debt while retaining full operational control of its network. He described this deal as the first of its kind signed between Canada and a leading global financial institution.
Representatives of Blackstone and Rogers both declined to comment.
