DigitalBridge Establishes Belgium Tower Partners

Creates First Independent TowerCo in Belgium with Attractive Market Dynamics  

Boca Raton, FL – June 1, 2022 –  DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE:DBRG) today announced that an affiliate, DigitalBridge Investments, LLC (collectively “DigitalBridge”), has completed the acquisition of the Telenet Group Holding NV (Euronext Brussels: TNET, “Telenet”) mobile passive infrastructure and tower assets in an all-cash transaction valued at €745 million, or $820 million[1], on a cash-free and debt-free basis, creating Belgium Tower Partners.

Belgium Tower Partners is the first independent tower company of scale in Belgium with national coverage to support Mobile Network Operators as they deploy 5G. Through the launch, Belgium Tower Partners is adding Telenet as a long-term tenant on its nationwide portfolio of over 3,300 sites with an additional commitment to build at least 475 new sites.

“At a time when demand for wireless infrastructure continues to grow across Europe, we are excited to launch Belgium Tower Partners, a high-quality, leading independent tower company with a premier portfolio of digital infrastructure assets,” said Matt Evans, Managing Director, Head of Europe for DigitalBridge. “We are also pleased to extend our long-term partnership with Telenet, and we look forward to expanding our collective mobile penetration, accelerating 5G network deployment and increasing coverage across the Belgian telecom market.”

About Belgium Tower Partners

Belgium Tower Partners is the first independent tower company in Belgium. The Company owns, manages and operates a portfolio of towers, rooftops, other macro sites and small cells that are attractively located to meet growing demand for high-quality 5G deployment. The Company’s large, nationwide footprint allows customers experience the most reliable, resilient and sustainable connectivity.

About DigitalBridge

Digital Bridge (NYSE: DBRG) is a leading global digital infrastructure firm. With a heritage of over 25 years investing in and operating businesses across the digital ecosystem including cell towers, data centers, fiber, small cells, and edge infrastructure, the DigitalBridge team manages a $47 billion portfolio of digital infrastructure assets on behalf of its limited partners and shareholders. Headquartered in Boca Raton, DigitalBridge has key offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Singapore. For more information, visit: www.digitalbridge.com.

About Telenet

As a provider of entertainment and telecommunication services in Belgium, Telenet Group is always looking for the perfect experience in the digital world for its customers. Under the brand name Telenet, the company focuses on offering digital television, high-speed Internet and fixed and mobile telephony services to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels. Under the brand name BASE, it supplies mobile telephony in Belgium. The Telenet Business department serves the business market in Belgium and Luxembourg with connectivity, hosting and security solutions. More than 3,000 employees have one aim in mind: making living and working easier and more pleasant. Telenet Group is part of Telenet Group Holding NV and is quoted on Euronext Brussel under ticker symbol TNET. For more information, visit www.telenet.be. Liberty Global – one of the world’s leading converged video, broadband and communications companies, innovating and empowering people in six countries across Europe to make the most of the digital revolution – owns a direct stake of 58.9% in Telenet Group Holding NV (excluding any treasury shares held by the latter from time to time).

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Investors:

Private:
Kevin Smithen
Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer
[email protected]
(646) 883-2846

Leslie Golden
Global Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations
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(646) 585 6541

Public:
Severin White
Managing Director, Head of Public Investor Relations
[email protected]
(212) 547-2777

Media:
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Jon Keehner / Aura Reinhard
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(212) 355-4449

 

[1] Based on exchange rate as of March 24, 2022.