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KES1.1B Capital Raise for Greenfield Tier III Data Center in Kenya

Delphos Financial Advisor KOOBA Kenya Ltd
Delphos Financial Advisor KOOBA Kenya Ltd

Delphos successfully raised debt finance and served as the financial advisor to a Kenyan data center provider, an entity formed to build, own and operate data centers in East Africa, beginning in Mombasa, Kenya. Delphos assisted the company by building its financial models, structuring debt and guarantee solutions, supporting commercial negotiations with vendors, and helping the shareholders raise capital for the launch of its first data center.

Kenya, Telecom, Data Centers, Africa, Capital Raising, 2019, SDG

Sector

Telecom

Amount Raised

KSh1,101,942,198

Deal Type

Capital Raising

Unique Challenge

Developing rich and self-sufficient ICT ecosystems in Kenya

Sub-sector

Data Centers

Year

2019

Type of Financing

Debt, Guarantees

Deal Impact in Numbers

Provide high-quality data centers with an initial capacity of 100MW, and potential to build up to 1GW, that are both ESG-compliant and cost-effective

Lender

GuarantCo

SDGs

SDG 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for allSDG 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Borrower

KOOBA Kenya Ltd

Deal Impact in Lives

Providing the customers, across the continent, with access to the best-in-class, interconnected data center facilities

Location

Kenya

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