Deals & M&A – Page 24
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PremiumCompetition watchdog reviewing BT’s planned Pelipod sale
Sale of ‘smart locker’ enabler, announced at end of 2022, comes under CMA microscope.
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M&ABrazil’s Vivo sees fibre M&A possibilities hotting up
Operator open to being active deal-maker in market that “needs to be consolidated”, says CEO.
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PremiumContractor Morrison Telecom Services buys out competition, strengthens Openreach ties
MTS acquires part of Light Source Design from administrators, saving 83 jobs.
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PremiumVodafone sliced up again: Liberty piles pressure on UK group by taking 5% stake
Liberty CEO Mike Fries describes purchase of Vodafone shares as “opportunistic”.
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PremiumFern’s band of UK local altnets being packaged into ‘national’ fibre challenger; branding TBC
Top-ten fibre altnet investor plots nationwide wholesale access network to eke out spot in competitive market, with support from (aspirational) CityFibre, Openreach partnerships.
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M&AVodafone CEO lauds Vodacom amid M&A speculation
Della Valle says pan-African operator is “one of the best assets in the Group”.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom closes out €10bn towers sale
Deutsche Telekom completes transfer of majority ownership in German and Austrian tower business.
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PremiumTIM examining KKR’s latest bid for fixed-line infra
US private equity group puts forward non-binding offer for purchase of network infra, including Italian operator’s FiberCop and Sparkle assets.
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PremiumVodafone completes withdrawal from Hungary
4iG Group and Corvinus tie up the acquisition of Vodafone Hungary.
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PremiumOrange Belgium and Telenet secure fibre double deal
Orange to gain access to Telenet’s HFC and future FTTP networks for next 15 years.
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M&ALyntia Networks buyout brings new board changes
Consortium of investors completes acquisition of Lyntia’s dark fibre side.
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PremiumAmerican Tower eyes up potential Cellnex takeover
TowerCo could launch bid backed by Canadian VC fund Brookfield for acquisition of Spanish infra group.
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PremiumTelefónica and Pontegadea seal Telxius deal
Pair close transaction for acquisition of KKR stake.
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PremiumUnion “deeply concerned” over BT Sport redundancies
More than 200 BT Sport staff put at risk of redundancy following transfer to Warner Bros. Discovery.
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PremiumRegulator to review TPG–Telstra RAN-sharing deal appeal
Formal challenge accepted after ACCC rejects proposed agreement in December.
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PremiumT-Mobile US potential suitor for Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile
Unnamed source claims MVNO, which already uses T-Mobile’s network, could be acquired by the American operator.
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PremiumMacquarie funds VIRTUS Data Centres’ European expansion
Macquarie Asset Management completes significant minority stake acquisition in London-based DC operator.
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PremiumVodafone closes in on Hungary exit
Telco agrees binding terms with consortium over sale of Vodafone Hungary.
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PremiumBritish investor picks up Ireland’s Towercom
KKR-owned John Laing acquires bundle of assets from Irish Infrastructure Fund.
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PremiumTelefónica’s rural fibre-building JV Bluevía takes off
New FTTP builder sets out to pass five million rural premises in two years, backed by Crédit Agricole and Vauban Infrastructure Partners funding.