In September Cellnex announced it had scored a deal with Stonepeak to acquire 49% of its Scandinavian business. In early, November GLIL announced it had acquired a minority stake in the UK’s largest tower owner Cornerstone. Then a few weeks ago Banglalink announced Bangladesh’s first sale and leaseback with Summit Towers. One name linked all these deals Nomura’s Global Head of Digital Infrastructure Investment Banking, Andrei Milekhin. TowerXchange sat down with late 2023’s busiest man in towers.
TowerXchange: You have advised on three successful tower deals in quick succession. Can you please introduce yourself to our audience? What has made Nomura such a popular partner for buyers and sellers of digital infrastructure?
Andrei Milekhin, Global Head of Digital Infrastructure Investment Banking, Nomura:
I am Managing Director and Global Head of Digital Infrastructure Investment Banking at Nomura.