All KKR articles – Page 9
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Movistar facing fibre challenges as rivals bulk up
Avatel Telecom said to be in talks on financial partner for Lyntia Access buy.
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Telefonica Q3 FY22 headlines: a stable ship in choppy waters
Group seeing underlying growth in most markets.
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DT Q3 FY22 spend: fibre build gets into gear
DT justifies confidence on FTTP capacity ramp-up, delivering more homes passed in Q3 than previous two quarters combined.
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Telefónica and KKR look to purchase Entel fibre assets
ON*NET Fibra, the pair’s JV, could acquire infrastructure for almost $360m.
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Telefonica opens up its rooftop towers in Colombia
Telefónica Colombia to lease up to 700 rooftop towers, in a move to raise funds for network development.
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Vodafone ‘lines up Vantage Towers suitors’
Operator reportedly invites private equity firms to participate in auction.
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Movistar ups fibre investment across four cities
Plans to connect 400,000 premises by the end of 2022.
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Open Fiber–Telecom Italia merger “welcome”, says Colao
Italy’s Innovation Minister open to deal as long as “competition is maintained”.
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PangeaCo could be next KKR target in Hispam
Reports suggest KKR is frontrunner to buy majority stake in Peruvian FibreCo.
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Vodafone’s German fibre JV in ‘next phase’
Vodafone Germany reportedly expects binding offers for fibre-building venture next month.
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Telefónica revives Bluevía brand for Spanish FibreCo
Crédit Agricole Assurances and Vauban Infrastructure Partners to buy 45% of new JV.
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DT picks Brookfield and DigitalBridge as EU tower allies
Group agrees sale of 51% stake in Austrian and German towers business.
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Telefónica infra buddy Asterion sets up fibre challenger
Group’s partner in data centre operator Nabiax teams with investment peer Teras on fibre play in south of Spain.
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Private equity firms make joint bid for Deutsche Funkturm
KKR-led consortium reportedly submits binding offer for controlling stake in Deutsche Telekom’s German towers business.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Associates & JVs: TIM to merge fixed network with Open Fiber
TIM agrees to merge fixed network with Open Fiber with support from private equity players; Australian competition authority to rule on whether TPG–Telstra network-sharing deal can go ahead in autumn 2022.
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Telxius ownership rejig gains green light
Telefónica and Pontegadea set to finalise shared purchase of KKR’s 40% stake in Telxius.
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Telefónica receives bids for minority stake in Spanish rural FibreCo
Spanish media suggests either 45% or 49% is up for grabs.
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DT hoping for speedy resolution amid ‘multiple’ tower bids
Future of Deutsche Funkturm to be determined following bids from various parties, with American Tower, Cellnex, KKR, and Vantage Towers all named. DT apparently keen to seal a deal sooner rather than later. Despite previous intent to complete full sale, minority option remains “attractive”.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica Infra-Tech: AI tech released for Drones
Telefónica Tech homes in on drones’ development; ties with Éxxita Be Circular to establish European Green Tech Passport for electronic equipment.