All Mike Fries articles – Page 5

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    M&A

    Liberty CEO puts two-year timeframe on VodafoneZiggo IPO

    2021-02-17T15:48:00Z

    Fries cautiously tells analysts to watch out for some “activity” at its Dutch JV in the next 24 months. VodafoneZiggo burnishes its IPO credentials with target-busting financials for FY20.

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    Strategy & Change

    Liberty likes idea of VodafoneZiggo listing

    2020-12-09T16:10:00Z

    Vodafone partner’s CFO argues that an IPO would command “premium valuation” in comparison with incumbent KPN. Bracken casts Vodafone as “wonderful partner”, and that the JV has done a “great job” in cutting costs and increasing revenue. Talks enthusiastically about VodafoneZiggo as “national FMC champion”. ...

  • Vodafone in “no rush” to deploy XGS-PON
    Network & Infrastructure

    Vodafone in “no rush” to deploy XGS-PON

    2020-11-02T13:53:00Z

    Cornaglia says GPON fibre architecture is “probably sufficient” to meet bandwidth needs until 2025. Executive sees some promise in TWDM-PON technologies in longer term, but high costs and system instability causes for concern.

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    M&A

    Vestager: Brexit complicates O2-VM competitions ruling

    2020-10-28T16:25:00Z

    European Competition Commissioner signals openness to allowing CMA to oversee the review of O2’s proposed merger with Virgin Media History, and the appeal of the EC being able to reassert its views on market consolidation, may still point to Europe asserting its prerogative however. O2 and Virgin Media see ...

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    M&A

    Fries and Álvarez-Pallete: two minds on UK JV

    2020-09-22T10:08:00Z

    While Telefónica and Liberty said to be on same page on O2–Virgin Media integration, respective chiefs hinted at varying concerns and strategic priorities linked to the progress of the JV.

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    People

    Schüler plays down top-job rivalry at Virgin–O2

    2020-08-18T08:39:00Z

    Virgin Media’s Schüler keeps his cool on competing with Telefónica’s Mark Evans for CEO role.

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    M&A

    Fries on VM-O2 merger: don’t mention the tax breaks

    2020-06-19T11:04:00Z

    Liberty Global anticipates substantial opportunities for savings by injecting Virgin Media tax losses into O2, but Fries wary that such behaviour may not chime with goal of creating new UK “national champion”.