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SFR takeover: Pressure mounts as talks enter ‘stoppage time’

2026-04-15T14:22:00

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Source: SFR

France: reports say Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, and Orange could make a new bid for their domestic rival by the end of April.

This article includes:

  • Organisations: Altice France; Altice Group; Ardian; Bouygues Telecom; Brookfield Asset Management; BNP Paribas; Cinven; DigitalBridge; e&; European Commission (EC); European Union (EU); Free; Global Infrastructure Partners; Iliad Group; InfraVia; KKR; Lazard; Orange; Providence Equity Partners; stc Group; SFR; XpFibre.
  • Geographies: Europe; France; Germany; Italy; Poland; Spain; United Kingdom (UK).
  • People: Patrick Drahi; Christel Heydemann; Thomas Reynaud; Olivier Roussat.
  • Themes: Anti-trust regulation; Bidders; Bulk deal; Cybersecurity; Debt; Due diligence; EBITDA; Fibre (FTTP); Legal and regulatory; Market consolidation; Merger control; Private equity; Regulation; Restructuring; Takeover bid; Telecoms; Valuations.

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