All Brookfield articles
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Network & InfrastructureDT’s dealmaker-in-chief still harbours hopes of creating European infra giant
German operator’s Head of Group Development insists large-scale consolidation is coming — and says it is packaging up central and eastern European assets, plus targeting significant earnings growth in Germany and Austria, to improve DT’s bargaining power.
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M&ATelefónica, Asterion ‘select finalists’ for data centre sale
Goldman Sachs, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, and Wren House among candidates reportedly selected to purchase Nabiax.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: CityFibre’s Sky swoop; altnet financial ups and downs; Euro data centre cashouts
Latest from digital infra scene in UK and beyond, including: UK fibre altnets posting substantial losses but building up valuable assets; signs that direction of UK state infra investment may be getting a rethink; European data centre sales plans; latest people moves, and plenty more…
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M&ATelefónica, Asterion ‘pick out top suitors’ for data centre sale
Pair said to have selected Goldman Sachs, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, and Wren House among candidates for purchase of data centre player Nabiax.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: fibre routes to retail; TalkTalk’s latest rejig; Asia’s infra ownership overhaul
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including TalkTalk’s last-minute refinancing, investment boosts for the satellite sector, Japan’s moves towards greater infrastructure sharing, and plenty more…
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Financial & PerformanceT-Mobile has ‘little appetite’ for further fibre deals, for now
CEO Mike Sievert says T‑Mobile remains open minded but indicates that there are no current plans to bulk up fibre diet.
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M&AInvestment groups flock towards Telefónica, Asterion data centre assets — report
Blackstone, Brookfield, PFA, Vauban, and Wren House among investors reportedly preparing offers for Spanish data centre player Nabiax.
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Network & InfrastructureMagenta Telekom Infra rebrands, seeks distance from ex-MNO parent
Austrian TowerCo drops colour scheme associated with Magenta Telekom, as it seeks to stress independence and broaden client base.
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Network & InfrastructureHrvatski Telekom assessing carve-out of wireless infra
Croatian operator becomes second Deutsche Telekom business in recent weeks to flag interest in a tower spin-off, after Greece’s OTE.
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M&AGreece’s OTE says talk of tower sale ‘premature’
National telco reiterates interest in wireless infra spin-out, to trim down the costs of managing wireless infra and boost share price.
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Strategy & ChangeAmerican Tower eyes US expansion of Power as a Service in efficiencies pursuit amidst M&A hiatus
ATC looks to ship high ROI ‘Power as a Service’ learnings to US market, having proven benefits in Africa, and to transfer US automation credentials to other geographies. Hunt for global efficiencies may also lead to monetisation of sub-scale assets, with focus on operational excellence meaning “nothing compelling” to buy, for now…
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Financial & PerformanceT-Mobile confirms fibre JV with EQT to buy Lumos
NatCo expects to invest close to $1.5bn in the JV and aims to pass 3.5m premises by 2028. Meanwhile, FWA subscribers surpass five million, the Mint Mobile deal wins regulatory approval, and long‑serving investor relations SVP Jud Henry takes on a new role in the TMUS finance organisation. Read more…
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Network & InfrastructureGreece’s OTE exploring tower spin-off
National telco wants to trim down the costs of managing wireless infra by creation of a dedicated (but 100%-owned) subsidiary.
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M&ADigitalBridge sees ‘pretty hot’ multiples driving more infra investor M&A
International fibre, tower, and data centre investment group has ‘ideas’ up its sleeve to ride new wave of consolidation in the digital infra asset manager space.
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Financial & PerformanceOverdue Vi cash yet to materialise for Indus Towers
Indus Towers confirms Vi has failed to stick to a payments plan that would have paid off the operator’s sizeable debts to the TowerCo.
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PeopleWireless Infrastructure Group hires new CEO for Towers unit
Richard Sinclair MBE, formerly of Ofcom, Virgin Media, and Zzoomm, to lead Wireless Infrastructure Group’s wireless connectivity offering for UK MNOs.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: 2024 kicking off with TowerCo ownership jostles
TowerCos Vantage, ATC India and IHS seeing ownership action. M&A and satellite segments also off to a busy start in 2024. Cordiant, DTCP, Iridium, Starlink, private network, subsea and more….
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M&AAmerican Tower firms up Indian exit
Brookfield-affiliated Data Infrastructure Trust to become India’s largest wireless infra player through prospective 78,000-site buyout.
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Strategy & ChangeBlackstone targets ‘compelling’ digital infra gains
Investment behemoth wants to more than double the value of its infrastructure business, aided by AI-fuelled growth in data centre capacity and other digital assets.
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Network & InfrastructureThe Backfill: I Squared emerges as frontrunner to acquire controlling stake in American Tower’s Indian unit
American Tower enters exclusive talks with I Squared to offload majority stake in Indian subsidiary. UK government commissions feasibility study into establishment of Future Telecommunications Institute.