All Iliad Group articles
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M&A
Vodafone ‘not well managed’ suggests disgruntled Xavier Niel
Vodafone minority shareholder Xavier Niel has cast doubt on Vodafone management’s strategic vision in a Sunday Times profile that followed the sale to Swisscom of the Vodafone Italy business he has long coveted.
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M&A
Vodafone lines up Italy escape, taking €8bn in Fastweb cash
Margherita Della Valle’s M&A-led rationalisation programme marches on; Italy set to become second major European market Vodafone exits under new CEO’s regime… but how does the Swisscom deal compare with the Iliad proposal Vodafone turned down?
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M&A
Italy: TIM CEO would prefer Vodafone to combine with Iliad over Fastweb
Pietro Labriola considers the Italian market in need of “repair”, with Vodafone Italy deal with Iliad his preference.
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Weekly Briefings
Vodafonewatch Weekly: antitrust and security scrutiny, home and away
Huge week for Vodafone as M&A activity ramps up: Italy leaves Iliad reeling; Spain progresses; UK gets underway; and Emirati investors dodge security scrutiny. Plus, much more around the Group in Europe, Africa, elsewhere…
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Partnerships & Alliances
T-Mobile Poland adds a sixth player to fibre infra team
Polish operator remains happy to rely on third-party wholesale tie-ups as a base for wireline and converged service expansion, adding open access player Polski Światłowód Otwarty to its supply base.
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M&A
Iliad takes another run at Vodafone Italy with €10.5bn merger proposal
Persistent suitor is back in the frame, this time seeking to merge with the OpCo after takeover bid was rejected last year. Terms allow for a growing stake should Vodafone give the nod…
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M&A
Two down, one to go: Vodafone gets serious about M&A in Italy
H1 FY23–24: CEO Margherita Della Valle signals Italy is next in Group’s “right-sizing” initiative for struggling European markets as strategy in motion for Spain and UK.
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Network & Infrastructure
T-Mobile is biggest spender in Poland’s long-awaited 5G spectrum auction
T-Mobile and Orange each pick up one of four 100MHz blocks on offer.
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M&A
Cellnex snags final piece of Polish TowerCo
Cellnex becomes sole owner of On Tower Poland after buying up Iliad’s 30% share.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Telefónica agrees network-sharing deal with Tigo in Colombia
Movistar and Tigo sign MoU to share access network infrastructure in Colombia.
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Premium
INWIT untroubled by Voda-Iliad rumours as new opportunities open up
Prospect of market consolidation seen as more good news than bad for Vantage Towers’ Italian JV.
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People
“We can do better” declares Della Valle as Vodafone CEO coronation confirmed
Group CFO’s appetite for transformation highlighted as key element of decision to stick with an internal appointment. TelcoTitans tipped this first, months ago.
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Venturing & Investments
InfraVia, Iliad close out deal for Polish fibre JV
InfraVia Capital Partners acquires 50% of Iliad Group’s PŚO, which aims to cover “half of all Polish households”.
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Premium
Investors kick Cellnex tyres; management ‘open’ to minority sales
Spanish group could bring financial partners into its country businesses, in a bid to speed up push towards financial stability.
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Premium
Claure’s investor eye falls back on home region LatAm
Former SoftBank exec Marcelo Claure has plans for his personal billions