“The rating action reflects Crisil’s belief that Bharti Airtel’s proposed acquisition of Zain Africa BV’s (Zain Africa’s) business for an enterprise value of $10.7 billion will be largely debt funded; the acquisition can thereby adversely affect Bharti Airtel’s gearing and debt protection indicators over the short term,” the rating agency
noted.
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