IENTC Telecomunicaciones
Fueling National Expansion With a Capital Solution for a Mexican Fiber Company
IENTC, a digital infrastructure provider serving communities in Mexico, needed significant capital to meet demand for broadband in underserved markets. CIM delivered a tailored financing solution intended to support IENTC’s growth and institutional visibility while delivering substantial value to our clients.
Uncovering a High‑Potential Opportunity
When members of our Infrastructure Investments team met IENTC’s founder, IENTC was a small but well‑run business generating approximately $4M in EBITDA.1
Due to CIM’s established relationships and understanding of the Mexican market, the team recognized considerable opportunity with IENTC. The region’s market dynamics – limited competition, fast‑rising demand and limited broadband access – supported CIM’s investment thesis.
Additionally, a key advantage for IENTC is its in‑house construction capability. Unlike some competitors that outsource fiber installation, IENTC builds its own networks – contributing to in significantly lower deployment costs and faster time‑to‑market.

Delivering Tailored Financing and Transformative Growth
IENTC faced a familiar barrier for digital infrastructure players: fiber deployment is inherently capital‑intensive. The company needed significant funding to execute its business plan and had limited experience navigating institutional capital markets.
Our Infrastructure and Credit Investments teams crafted a creative financing structure that addressed both equity and debt needs, providing IENTC with growth capital while maintaining operational flexibility.
In the first quarter of 2022 and through subsequent upsizing, CIM Real Assets & Credit Fund (RACR) and another institutional fund managed by CIM invested a combined $8 million in equity and $23 million in debt.
Our partnership has supported IENTC’s growth initiatives. From our initial 2022 investment through 2025, the company has achieved:2
- Annual revenue growth of approximately 310%
- Approximately 6x EBITDA growth
- Expansion from a regional provider to a national player with fiber deployments across Mexico
- Increased engagement with institutional capital providers, supporting broader visibility with potential investors
As a result of this success, IENTC repaid its loan in 2025. We retain a significant equity stake in the company, with RACR and the other involved CIM fund together owning 45% of IENTC.3
Today, IENTC is exploring multiple strategic next steps, including expansion into southern Mexican states, Guatemala and other international locations.
Driving Value While Managing Risk
CIM created a financing solution intended to address IENTC’s needs and mitigate downside risk while positioning our clients to participate in potential upside.
- Value Creation: IENTC’s expansion has increased equity value, and the deal structure provides for continued equity participation.
- Risk Management: We reduced downside risk through partnering with an experienced founder with a record of operational excellence, a strong market position with limited competition, and in-house construction execution.
The partnership with IENTC highlights CIM’s approach to sourcing opportunities and structuring creative capital solutions with the potential to create transformative growth while generating meaningful value for our clients.
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- As presented in IENTC materials during CIM’s review of the company.
- Source: IENTC Q4 2025 Board Materials. Performance/operating metrics shown are for IENTC, not the Fund. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
- Investment represents approximately 6.9% of the RACR portfolio as of 3/31/26 and is subject to change.
Example case studies are shown to illustrate capabilities within the strategy. There is no guarantee that any strategy objectives will be met or that past results will be replicated.
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- The current worldwide financial markets situation, as well as various social and political tensions in the United States and around the world (including wars and other forms of conflict, terrorist acts, security operations and catastrophic events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and global health epidemics), may contribute to increased market volatility, may have long term effects on the United States and worldwide financial markets, and may cause economic uncertainties or deterioration in the United States and worldwide. Any of the above factors could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations and could cause the market value of the Common Shares to decline.
- Unlike shares of most closed-end funds, the Common Shares are not listed on any securities exchange;
- Although the Fund has a quarterly share repurchase program, there is no guarantee that an investor will be able to sell all of the Common Shares that the investor desires to sell. The Fund should therefore be considered to offer only limited liquidity;
- The capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability. Such market conditions may materially and adversely affect debt and equity capital markets, which may have a negative impact on the Fund’s business and operations;
- If a shareholder is able to sell its Common Shares, the shareholder may receive less than its purchase price and the then current NAV per Common Share;
- The Fund’s distributions may be funded from offering proceeds or borrowings, which may constitute a return of capital and reduce the amount of capital available to the Fund for investment. Although a return of capital will generally not be taxable to a shareholder, it would reduce the shareholder’s cost basis in the Common Shares and may result in higher capital gains taxes, or a lower capital loss, when Common Shares are sold. Any capital returned to shareholders through distributions will be distributed after payment of fees and expenses, as well as the sales load;
- The Fund is exposed to the risks related to investments in real estate, including risks related to the performance of the real estate market;
- Because the Fund has significant investments in the Real Estate industry, the Fund may experience more volatility and be exposed to greater risk than it would be if it held a more diversified portfolio;
- The Fund’s investments in CMBS are subject to all of the risks of the underlying mortgage loans, including interest rate risk;
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- The Fund’s investments in second lien loans and unsecured loans are lower in priority of payment to Senior Secured Loans, they are subject to the additional risk;
- The Fund’s investments in Broadly Syndicated Loans involve a number of significant risks;
- The Fund’s investments in distressed credit investments have significant risk of loss, and the Fund’s efforts to protect its distressed credit investments may involve large costs and may not be successful;
- The Fund’s credit and credit related investments will generally be in below investment grade instruments commonly referred to as “junk” or high-yield instruments and are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal;
- The Fund’s credit and credit-related investments are subject to risk of covenant breach, which could jeopardize the borrower’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt or equity securities that the Fund holds.
- The Fund is exposed to risks associated with changes in interest rates through its credit and credit-related investments. If interest rates fall, the Fund may not be able to generate income, and if interest rates rise, the Fund may incur more costs in connection with its use of leverage;
- To qualify and remain eligible for the special tax treatment accorded to RICs and their shareholders under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Fund must meet certain source-of-income, asset-diversification and annual distribution requirements, and failure to do so could result in the loss of RIC status.
- Certain investments may be exposed to the credit risk of the counterparties with whom the Fund deals;
- The valuation of securities or instruments that lack a central trading place (such as fixed-income securities or instruments) may carry greater risk than those that trade on an exchange;
- The Fund has no fixed policy regarding portfolio maturity or duration. Holding long duration and long maturity investments will increase the Fund’s exposure to the credit and interest rate risks described above, including with respect to changes in interest rates through the Fund’s credit and credit-related investments as well as increased exposure to risk of loss;
- The Fund has made and may continue to make investments internationally, including in emerging markets. Therefore, the Fund has risks relating to international and emerging markets investing. Such risks include, but are not limited to, currency risks, greater volatility, less liquidity, greater custodial risks, less developed legal, tax, regulatory, financial reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping systems and greater political, social, and economic instability.
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