Bharti Telecom, the holding company of Bharti Airtel, is reportedly planning to raise close to $1 billion via bond issuance. This marks the company’s second fundraising move in the past two months. It intends to issue bonds worth around Rs 90 billion ($1.01 billion), with maturities of two and three years. These bonds are expected to carry coupon rates of 7.25 per cent and 7.35 per cent.
The proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt that is set to mature soon. Bharti Telecom reportedly has bonds worth Rs 72.50 billion ($817.89 million) coming up for redemption in December 2025.
Earlier, the company had earlier raised Rs 105 billion through bond sales in October 2025, also with two-year and three-year-two-month tenors, at coupon rates of 7.35 per cent and 7.45 per cent, respectively. The lower borrowing cost for the company is a result of its AAA credit rating from CRISIL.
