Indonesia’s Tower Bellwether Reprices Into a Higher-Rate Market
PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure (TBIG) is one of Indonesia’s leading independent telecommunications tower operators, with 24,321 sites and 41,892 tenancies as of FY2025, built on a 15.3% tenancy CAGR since its 2010 listing. Backed by the Soeryadjaya/Saratoga family, Macquarie Asset Management, and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board, TBIG earns highly contracted, long-term recurring revenue from Indonesia’s largest telco operators – Telkomsel, IOH, and XL – which together represent over 72% of revenue.
Indicative Structure
- Obligasi: up to IDR600.0bn – Seri A (3Y) 7.50%-8.50%, Seri B (5Y) 8.00%-9.00%
- Sukuk Ijarah: up to IDR400.0bn – Seri A (3Y) 7.50%-8.50%, Seri B (5Y) 8.00%-9.00%
- Clean basis (unsecured), quarterly coupon, bullet repayment at maturity.
- Proceeds fund: refinancing of maturing bonds and bank loans – a refinancing-oriented issuance, not new capex.
Why This Deal
- idnAA+ credit backed by top-tier scale and reputable sponsors. TBIG’s Fitch rating reflects one of the highest-margin infrastructure models in Indonesia, with FY2025 EBITDA margin at 86.0% underpinned by long-term, non-cancellable tower leases and a shareholder base spanning Saratoga, Macquarie Asset Management, and Canada’s PSP Investment Board.
- Leverage elevated, and the print is honest about a consolidating market. Net Debt/EBITDA sits at 4.8x (FY2025), at the upper end of investment-grade tower peers, as revenue growth decelerated to just 0.6% (from 3.4% in FY2024) and the tenancy ratio slipped to 1.73x amid XL-Smartfren merger churn. TBIG is pricing this reality directly rather than smoothing over it.
- A repriced entry point that brackets fair value. TBIG’s own 3-year coupon has moved from 5.70% (Feb-26 Tahap III) to an indicative 7.50%-8.50% today – a widening of up to 280bp in five months. Against PHEI’s AA benchmark spread of +69bp (3Y) over IGS, TBIG’s guide implies a spread of roughly +38bp to +138bp, bracketing fair value on both sides and leaving room to negotiate inside the wide end.
Indicative Timeline
Bookbuilding: 06-17 July 2026 · Distribution: 06 August 2026 (indicative) · Listing: IDX, 07 August 2026 (indicative)
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