Telefónica Deals & M&A – Page 2
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Financial & Performance
Telefónica Tech charts three-year course towards €3bn revenue target
Division seeks to ease reliance on acquisitions while expanding portfolio of “next-gen” IT solutions to grow total revenue.
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Strategy & Change
Telefónica moves to take full ownership of German business
Operator buys up shares in German operating business as it looks to further simplify its structure and increase focus on its core territory.
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M&A
Telefónica’s Bluevía acquires sliver of Spanish fibre from Excom
Operator’s Spanish fibre joint venture makes first M&A move to expand footprint in Andalusia.
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M&A
Spain mulls Telefónica stake buy, as stc ‘backs off’
Spanish government seeks to gain greater control of “strategic” Telefónica in light of stc’s bid to increase stake.
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M&A
stc distraction hangs over Telefónica strategic reset
Saudi operator’s bid for 9.9% stake in Telefónica creates uncertainty ahead of CEO José María Álvarez-Pallete’s strategy big reveal.
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M&A
Telefónica ‘weighs up’ Tech stake sale
Group said to be considering partial sale of B2B digital services arm, with the unit valued at more than €2bn.
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stc buy-in: Spain rallies to defend “strategic” Telefónica
stc’s bid to become Telefónica’s largest shareholder faces tough scrutiny.
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M&A
nexfibre swallows Upp fibre assets for growth
nexfibre agrees to purchase fibre network from altnet Upp, adding 175,000 premises to its footprint.
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M&A
stc buys a “friendly” 9.9% stake in Telefónica
Saudi Arabia’s stc becomes Telefónica’s largest shareholder.
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Premium
Elsewhere in Telefónica Group: Legal setback in Brussels for telco M&A
Legal setback in Brussels for telco M&A as court backs EC’s decision to block Hutchison-O2 merger in 2016.
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Network & Infrastructure
Telefónica agitates again for fibre consolidation with Vodafone Spain
Spanish giant formally proposes to Vodafone’s troubled subsidiary to shut down its HFC network and migrate customers into its own FTTP network.
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M&A
Telefónica puts Nabiax stake 'up for sale'
Report from Reuters indicates Asterion has appointed banks to explore divestment of Nabiax, potentially including Telefónica’s remaining 20% stake. Speculation closely follows sale of Nabiax’s Americas portfolio, marking a shift of focus onto Spanish market.
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Operations
Telefónica Tech merges biz units in major reorg
Cybersecurity & Cloud division is now combined with IoT & Big Data unit to create unified portfolio for Group’s B2B customers. Top management stays on board with different areas of responsibility.
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M&A
Entel, Telefónica prep Peruvian fibre JV with KKR
Operators hand over fibre assets to KKR to create ON*NET Fibra Peru.
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Network & Infrastructure
Asterion builds FibreCo challenger to Telefónica in Spain
Olin Group’s portfolio now includes ten regional operators, with collective fibre footprint of 1.6 million premises. FibreCo newcomer plans to open up more than half of its fibre network to third-party operators in 2023. Spain’s saturated fibre sector appears ripe for further consilidation.
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M&A
Liberty CFO welcomes Vodafone–Three merger proposal
Bracken senses UK and EU regulators now recognise they have driven telecoms sector to a “very low return on capital” and will be more amenable to market consolidation.
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Premium
Telefónica ‘open’ to fibre tie-up with Vodafone
COO Ángel Vilá sees potential in Vodafone’s fixed assets if the struggling operator decides to leave its legacy cable behind.
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Premium
Vivo Ventures backs iPaaS startup Digibee
Vivo Ventures makes third investment with capital injection into integration platform‑as‑a‑service provider Digibee.
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M&A
Telefónica ‘gears up’ for Peruvian fibre sale
Telefónica Peru said to have recruited Deloitte to help manage partial sale of PangeaCo.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty open to shedding Virgin Media O2 stake
Liberty CEO Mike Fries labels VM O2 and VodafoneZiggo as “interesting candidates” for listing. Group sees opportunity to list any of its operating entities given the right circumstances.