All Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) articles – Page 47
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PremiumEC gives a pass for Vodafone strategic Italian tower meld
Green light for tower fusion gives Vodafone heft and offers up cash. Group appears chuffed with EC remedies, which focus on access rights rather than trimming scaled-up new entity.
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Vendor VoiceInterview: NETSCOUT’s journey across telco border
Massachusetts, US-based vendor tapping into themes of cloud infrastructure, cost efficiency, and churn reduction. Lightening of product portfolio, through disaggregation, enabling expansion into new use-cases around security, CX, bid data, and enterprise IoT. Cost-conscious Vodafone an early mover on shift away from integrated hardware/software.
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PremiumVodacom eyes more B2B M&A as part of growth push
South African operator eyeing a new wave of strategic tie-ups and buyouts in growth areas.
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PremiumVHA gets into efficiency mode ahead of TPG merger
Commercial spend tightening and digital transformation on agenda.
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Public AffairsVodafone drops Unitymedia brand as legal action looms
German OpCo appears sanguine over legal challenge to Unitymedia merger approval. Hannes Ametsreiter hails new era with “one network, one brand, one tariff”.
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PremiumVodacom dismisses Cell C rumours
Vodacom dismissed suggestions that it could end up absorbing assets from beleaguered South African third mobile operator Cell C.
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PremiumVodafone Ukraine gets Partner Market boost
Vodafone cemented its relationship with Partner Markets member Vodafone Ukraine, despite Azerbaijani telco Bakcell’s recent acquisition of the business from Russia’s MTS Group.
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Strategy & ChangeOpenreach rivals in expansive mood
Liberty Global reignites M&A talk around Virgin Media. CityFibre CEO in bullish mood after being freed from Vodafone shackles. Sky reportedly keen on full-fibre infrastructure investment.
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Strategy & ChangeEverything Everywhere, over and out
Everything Everywhere Limited, the original entity behind the Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom merged mobile venture that became EE, was finally dissolved through a voluntary strike-off action
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PremiumFederal Court green lights TPG–VHA merger
Berroeta says decision good for consumers, economy. VHA pushes button on 5G rollout. ACCC may appeal and regulatory approvals still needed.
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Products & ServicesM-PESA IP transfer to Safaricom hit by delays
Vodafone’s plan to transfer intellectual property (IP) rights for the high-profile M-PESA m-money service to Safaricom and parent Vodacom Group looks to have been delayed
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PremiumVodafone’s Egypt sell-off hits road bump
Vodafone’s plan to sell its majority stake in Vodafone Egypt (VfEg) came up against a road bump
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PremiumVodafone’s Mannesmann 20-year anniversary
Vodafone’s Mannesmann 20-year anniversary Source: Srslyguys / Flickr CC BY 2.0 - Pipes - image may be cropped, otherwise derivative The 20th anniversary of Vodafone’s acquisition of Mannesmann in Germany prompted Rheinische Post to interview Klaus Esser, the latter’s former Chief Executive, to find out how he ...
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PremiumEuropean Commission slows Telefónica España’s Prosegur acquisition
Telefónica España’s planned acquisition of a 50% stake in Prosegur, the Spanish security alarm business, has slowed ahead of regulatory approval from the European Commission (EC).
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PremiumShentel users in play if Sprint deal gets thumbs up
Sign-off to mega-deal would give New T-Mobile management a raise/fold option in north-eastern US states.
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile, Sprint merger impact on Ericsson
T-Mobile US suppliers note softness from Sprint merger delays.
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PremiumGerman government opts to acquire Toll Collect
German government paid €87m to acquire Toll Collect, the former joint venture (JV) between Deutsche Telekom (DT), Daimler, and Cofiroute.
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Public AffairsT-Systems Hungary divestment leaves Magyar Telekom in hot water
Magyar Telekom confirmed it had received a request from the Central Bank of Hungary for additional information over an alleged delay in the disclosure of inside information, in relation to its failed divestment of T-Systems Hungary.
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PremiumVodacom joins Cell C circlers
Talks centre on a subscriber add-on but apparently do not cover spectrum.