Bouygues prepared to play waiting game for Altice France assets

Anne Morris2025-11-05T15:17:00

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Following the rejection of French telco trio’s €17bn joint offer for SFR, Bouygues Group hopes they will be able to change parent Altice’s mind over time.

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Themes: Asset divestiture; B2B telecom services; Debt restructuring; Fibre to the home (FTTH); Infrastructure joint venture; Market consolidation; Merger and acquisition (M&A); Mobile network competition; Strategic patience; Tower sale.
People: Christel Heydemann; Patrick Drahi; Stéphane Stoll.
Geographic: France.
Organisations: Altice France; Bouygues Group; Bouygues Telecom; Iliad Group; Infracos; La Poste Telecom; Orange; Phoenix Tower International (PTI); SFR; XpFibre.

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