Deals & M&A – Page 31
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M&AVodafone NZ completes €1bn passive towers sale
Owner Infratil indicates that all conditions for the transaction were met.
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M&AINWIT boss: time not right for M&A
High cost of borrowing means new management taking “cautious approach” to consolidation.
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M&ATelefónica and KKR look to purchase Entel fibre assets
ON*NET Fibra, the pair’s JV, could acquire infrastructure for almost $360m.
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Strategy & ChangeCEO: Safaricom to keep Ethiopia control as IFC lines up stake
Peter Ndegwa tells local media that Safaricom will remain a majority owner of new Ethiopian venture despite pending capital injection by International Finance Corporation.
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M&ACellnex UK takes neutral host to new frontiers
CK Hutchison transaction looks set to complete “in the coming weeks”.
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M&ATop EU lawyer casts shadow over telco M&A
ECJ Attorney-General says General Court wrong to rule against EC’s blocking of proposed O2–Three UK merger back in 2016.
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Financial & PerformanceBT to face continued BT Sport losses, despite new JV
New joint venture with Discovery estimated to reduce Group revenue by £300m−£350m for FY22−23, with £500m−£600m cut from future FYs.
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Venturing & InvestmentsVodafone goes French for German FibreCo deal
Read goes off-balance sheet with French telecoms group to build FTTP network passing seven million homes.
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PremiumTMUS offloads wireline business to Cogent
Unwanted fixed‑line Sprint assets to be sold for just $1.
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OperationsBrazil’s Oi demands buyers set aside cash in valuation dispute
Operators seemingly surprised by court order that requires BRL 1.5bn to be placed in holding account while valuation dispute resolved.
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M&ABT mulling ‘various options’ for loss-making logistics business
Pelipod, enabler of the telco’s Final Mile network, is under review and could be offloaded.
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M&AVodafone, Three open UK merger talks
Pair confirm discussions after almost a year of speculation.
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M&APort top-up ordered by Vodafone; rival Nowo imbibed
Some rare news of incoming M&A at retrenching UK Group, with a small add-on buyout of Portuguese rival Nowo.
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M&ASpanish consolidation threatens Telefónica mobile leadership
Local regulator updates fixed and mobile rankings, with Telefónica retaining top-spot.
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M&ABuyers of Oi mobile assets demand discount
Telefónica, Claro, and TIM slap Oi with “post-closing adjustment notice”.
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M&AVodafone ‘lines up Vantage Towers suitors’
Operator reportedly invites private equity firms to participate in auction.
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M&AT&Cs proved turnoff for American Tower in Deutsche Telekom deal
American Tower CFO says buyback rights and other T&Cs “not right for us”.
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M&AVodacom edges closer to Vodafone Egypt buyout
Local reports claim Vodafone has obtained regulatory approval.
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M&ABT rescues startup to help prep fintech expansion
Acqui-hire move sees Wales-based Monva amalgamated within BT’s digital services division.
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M&AOpen Fiber–Telecom Italia merger “welcome”, says Colao
Italy’s Innovation Minister open to deal as long as “competition is maintained”.