ROUND-TABLE: MENA Telco Network / Sale and Lease-back of Mast Towers (Virtual)

Sale and lease back of telecoms infrastructure – particularly mast towers focusing on:

- Due diligence of a tower deal and how to prepare. Regulatory, real estate, security and technical elements.

– Pitfalls in sale and lease-back of tower transaction.

- Major risks to be aware of upfront and how to mitigate from a telco point of view and from towerco point of view. What are the expectations of the sale?

-One or more case studies and how we make this more effective going forward

Guest speakers:

• Dani Kabbani – Managing Partner, Qatar @ Eversheds Sutherland

• Simon Cloke – Partner & Telecoms Head @ Eversheds Sutherland

• Jonathan Townend –Konexo Global

ACC Host: Firas Oggar - Head of Legal, Zain Group, Kuwait