All Deals (M&A) articles
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M&A
stc eyes Spain expansion after Telefónica stake buy approval
Saudi telco gets Spanish government’s blessing to increase Telefónica holding to 9.9%, more than a year after making its entrance as a stakeholder. stc also considering further investment in Spain, and elsewhere in Europe. Read more…
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M&A
Sky slams CMA’s ‘weak’ wholesale remedy for Vodafone–Three merger
Sky fights the MVNO corner for stronger wholesale access terms to be conditional for approval of pending Vodafone UK-Three UK merger.
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M&A
BT welcomes Bharti’s ‘long-term’ thinking as Altice ousted
CEO Allison Kirkby says Bharti ‘recognises long-term value’ of BT Group as it picks up a 24.5% stake, but what does Bharti bring that Altice didn’t?
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Network & Infrastructure
Digi takes pragmatic route to Spanish MNO status
Digi confirms its Spanish business does not yet have the spectrum resources to build its own, ‘full’ mobile network nationwide, despite recent add-on from MásOrange.
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M&A
Arch-snaffler Digi open to Vodafone Italy asset deal
CEO of Romanian telecoms group indicates interest in any remedial asset sales by Vodafone Italy acquirer Swisscom, as it looks to accelerate growth of sub-scale local business.
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M&A
Telefónica, Asterion finalise data centre sale
Real estate-focused investor Aermont takes plunge into digital infrastructure with acquisition of three Spanish data centre campuses.
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Financial & Performance
Vodafone invites peer comparison as UK preps for merger
While final decision on JV with Three is awaited, Vodafone UK claims to be holding its own against competitors it previously suggested it was too fragile to compete with in the long‑term.
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M&A
Vodacom sticking with fibre co-build strategy despite blocked merger
CEO Shameel Joosub reiterates belief in co-investment and co-build fibre projects rather than overbuild, despite MAZIV setback.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Spanish reboot continues, as Telefónica locks in MásOrange, Vodafone fibre tie-ups
Operator firms up details on FibreCo with Vodafone Spain, and confirms signing of Indefeasible Right of Use deal with MásOrange. Move continues ongoing ripple effect of recent M&A on relationships between Spain’s operators …
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M&A
Vodafone, Three welcome ‘path to clearance’ as UK merger verdict nears
UK’s Competition and Markets Authority gives a provisional nod to operators’ merger plans, subject to ‘remedies’ to allay competition concerns.
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M&A
Telefónica said to close in on Nabiax sale to Aermont Capital
Operator, with Asterion Industrial Partners, reportedly approaching final sale of data centre player, seeing it continue to monetise infra to pursue strategic goals…
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M&A
UK altnet group AllPoints nabs new retail service provider Brillband
Fern Trading‑backed fibre altnet acquires Glasgow‑focused retail fibre startup, and backs plans for continued expansion.
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M&A
Vodafone, Digi sign deal for pieces of OTE’s Romanian mobile biz
OTE Group might finally make it out of Romania as it enters talks with Vodafone and Digi to acquire parts of its lingering mobile business in the country.
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M&A
Virgin Media O2 sheds further chunk of Cornerstone TowerCo
£180m+ fillip sees VM O2 reach monetisation milestone, with another minority offload, while continuing to consolidate TowerCo financially. Buyer Equitix extends digital infra portfolio, while UK tower landscape continue to shift…
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Partnerships & Alliances
One in, one out as SBA shakes up tower portfolio via M&A
US-based wireless infra group puts Philippines business up for sale after netting a 7,000 tower buy from Millicom in central America.
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M&A
BT Ireland catches eye of Macquarie-backed Viatel — report
A new report from The Irish Times says Viatel Technology Group, a Macquarie-backed digital services provider, is looking with interest at BT Ireland as “all options” are being explored for the Group’s international B2B businesses…
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M&A
OTE receives a tax hit on way out of Romanian exit door
Local tax authority lands Telekom Romania Mobile with a €33.5m charge it says stems from past VAT and corporate income tax errors.
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Network & Infrastructure
DT’s dealmaker-in-chief still harbours hopes of creating European infra giant
German operator’s Head of Group Development insists large-scale consolidation is coming — and says it is packaging up central and eastern European assets, plus targeting significant earnings growth in Germany and Austria, to improve DT’s bargaining power.
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M&A
TPG secures fibre sale to Macquarie-backed Vocus
AUD 5.25bn deal will see Vocus pick up fibre network assets and a chunk of TPG’s enterprise, government, and wholesale business.
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M&A
BT, Sky urge CMA to block Vodafone-Three merger
BT and Sky make last-ditch arguments to prevent the merger of Vodafone and Three that would combine the UK’s third and fourth mobile operators.