Vodafone Deals & M&A – Page 12
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M&A
Vodafone Egypt sale hit by further delay
stc seeks two more months, with due-diligence and funding in the frame. Telecom Egypt remains thornily enigmatic.
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Vodafone Egypt sale inches forward
STC reportedly completes its due diligence. Potential deal still muddied by questions over 45% stake held by Telecom Egypt.
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EU: Vestager nod set to prompt regional consolidation race
Vestager distracts from four-to-three merger demands by highlighting potential for creation of pan-European big beasts. But is this feasible in any imminent iteration of Europe, beyond cross-border infrastructure ventures envisaged by Orange?
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Boddy to give Vodafone Ventures a pump?
Strategy Director’s addition to Vodafone Ventures board poses the question: what exactly is Vodafone’s strategy when it comes to technology VC?
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Mzimba: Vodacom remains on lookout for B2B buys
South African group still on hunt for venturing possibilities; aims to become “end-to-end digital transformation partner”.
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VodafoneZiggo-Telenet merger has ‘logic’, says Liberty
Vodafone’s co-parent in Netherlands JV notes potential synergy benefits of a Belgian-Dutch cableco combination, but indicates deal would be more complex than it first appears.
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MásMóvil equity deal may spark Spanish consolidation
The private equity acquisition of Spain’s number four operator may see a short-term spike in competition, but could ultimately lead to consolidation, easing pressure on Telefónica and Vodafone. Opportunities could emerge for Telxius to pick up MásMóvil masts in the aftermath.
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Can new Chairman bring back Vodafone’s bottle?
Coming straight from a 15-year CEO tenure, new Chairman does not look likely to be a back seat driver. Lack of a telco legacy appears significant, with Vodafone seeking to diversify products and more closely connect with individual customers. Growth-oriented M&A record suggests brief is not to dismantle Group. ...
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Strategy & Change
Vodacom puts home market business back in action
U-turn on Vodacom South Africa as it returns to becoming a standalone business with its own MD. Group creates simplified structure to manage expanded African portfolio.
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M&A
TIM enters talks on INWIT sell-down
TIM wastes no time kick-starting efforts to dilute its fledgling tower relationship with Vodafone. Telco enters negotiating tunnel with group of infrastructure investors.
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Celfocus sees opportunities to expand Vodafone account, post-sale
Former JV positive on go-to-market synergies, following full amalgamation with parent Novabase.
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M&A
Joosub still interested in SA fibre buyout
Vodacom remains on lookout for M&A opportunities, although next-generation network expansion has recently dropped down his to-do list.
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Vodafone exits long-time IT sherpa Celfocus
Portuguese partner brings Celfocus’ systems expertise in-house.
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Italian tower meld completed
Fusion represents a key milestone in Vodafone’s infrastructure separation and cash-raising plan, but does not come without exposure.
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Microsoft acquires Affirmed Networks
Microsoft agreed a deal to acquire Affirmed Networks, a wireless infrastructure solutions vendor and Vodafone investment.
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Vodafone’s African and European M&A efforts
Mixed news for Vodafone on its M&A-based push to tighten focus on core European and African markets, and raise cash.
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M&A
Volaris acquires Vodafone vendor Collab
Volaris Group acquired Vodafone vendor Soluções Informáticas de Comunicação e Colaboração (Collab).
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia inches towards TPG merger
VHA continued to inch towards its transformational merger with TPG Telecom after the two operators said they had received consent from the USA’s Committee for Foreign Investment and Federal Communications Commission.
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Vodafone Business Africa restructure continues with Enterprise offloads
Vodacom Group completed the sale of its business-to-business units in Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Zambia, as part of M&A-infused restructuring of regional enterprise division Vodacom Business Africa.
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EC gives a pass for Vodafone strategic Italian tower meld
Green light for tower fusion gives Vodafone heft and offers up cash. Group appears chuffed with EC remedies, which focus on access rights rather than trimming scaled-up new entity.