SFR sale speculation: Blackstone is latest name in frame
Bloomberg reports that US asset manager Blackstone is exploring a joint bid worth up to €30bn, and is talking to other potential interested parties, including SFR’s competitors.
This article includes:
- Organisations: Alcatel Submarine Networks; Altice France; Altice International; Ardian; BFM Business; Blackstone; Bouygues Telecom; CMA-CGM; Eutelsat; Free Mobile; Iliad; KKR; Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners; Nokia; Numericable; Orange France; Orange Group; Outbrain; RMC; SFR; Vivendi; XPFibre.
- Geographies: Africa; Americas; Asia-Pacific; Europe; France; Italy; Middle East; Switzerland.
- People: Jacques Aschenbroich; Patrick Drahi; Jean-François Fallacher; Marc Ferracci; Christel Heydemann; Xavier Niel; Steve Schwarzman.
- Themes: Accelerated safeguard proceedings; Asset sales; Bankruptcy; Capital raising; Competition; Consumer protection; Corruption probe; Debt reduction; Debt restructuring; Fibre (FTTP); Infrastructure; Investment; Market consolidation; Mergers and acquisitions (M&A); Net debt; Postpaid segment; Restructuring; Safeguarding procedures; Sales; Sovereignty; Spectrum; Technology; Wireless internet.
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