Telefónica’s Brazilian growth engine considers opportunistic fibre takeover

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Vivo has confirmed early-stage talks over Vero, potentially giving Brazil’s fibre leader another route to expand as its indebted target shifts from footprint growth to cash generation, and its private-equity backers consider their options.

This article includes:

  • Themes: Fibre broadband; Fibre consolidation; Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH); Fixed-mobile convergence; Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs); Telecoms M&A; Telecoms debt.
  • People: Christian Gebara; Fabiano Ferreira; Lincoln Oliveira; Ricardo Perrone.
  • Geographic: Brazil.
  • Organisations: Americanet; Anatel; Claro; Desktop; FiBrasil; S&P; Telefónica; Telefónica|Vivo; Telefónica España; TIM Brasil; Vero; Vinci Compass; Virgin Media O2; Warburg Pincus.

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