All Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) articles – Page 44
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Shentel users in play if Sprint deal gets thumbs up
Sign-off to mega-deal would give New T-Mobile management a raise/fold option in north-eastern US states.
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Suppliers & SCM
T-Mobile, Sprint merger impact on Ericsson
T-Mobile US suppliers note softness from Sprint merger delays.
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German government opts to acquire Toll Collect
German government paid €87m to acquire Toll Collect, the former joint venture (JV) between Deutsche Telekom (DT), Daimler, and Cofiroute.
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T-Systems Hungary divestment leaves Magyar Telekom in hot water
Magyar Telekom confirmed it had received a request from the Central Bank of Hungary for additional information over an alleged delay in the disclosure of inside information, in relation to its failed divestment of T-Systems Hungary.
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Vodacom joins Cell C circlers
Talks centre on a subscriber add-on but apparently do not cover spectrum.
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Vodafone Spain ordered to pay €18m to former ONO CFO
Vodafone must reportedly pay upwards of €18m to Carlos Sagasta, former Chief Financial Officer at ONO. VfS acquired ONO in 2014 and has fought legal cases against its board since.
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Strategy & Change
Vodafone Greece shutters MVNO Cyta Hellas
VfGr closed Cyta Hellas, the telco it acquired in 2018.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone’s price for Kabel Deutschland “adequate”
Vodafone paid an “adequate” price for Kabel Deutschland (KDG) when it acquired the cable operator for €10.7bn.
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia merger “will be permitted”, says TPG Telecom CEO
David Teoh, Chief Executive of TPG Telecom, reiterated his optimism that the TPG–Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) merger saga is coming to a close.
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Airtel Kenya, Telkom Kenya secure merger approval
Safaricom rivals Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya secured approval for their merger from the Competition Authority of Kenya. Clearance of the proposed combination is still awaiting approval from Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
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Swisscom defects to FreeMove, leaves Vodafone’s Partner Markets
Vodafone’s once-powerful Partner Markets organisation lost another member in the form of Swiss incumbent Swisscom.
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Deutsche Telekom’s Gopalan meets Premier as exit speculation intensifies
DT board, Romanian Prime Minister discuss potential sale of TR. United Group solidifies as potential buyer seeking to extend reach, following recent Bulgarian acquisition.
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Sprint deal in balance as court case concludes
Court case raises concerns deal could fall at final hurdle.
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Hellman & Friedman acquires AutoScout24
Scout24 Group, DT’s former digital marketplaces unit, accepted an offer from US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.
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4iG tables T-Systems Hungary acquisition plans
4iG pulled out of its planned acquisition of Magyar Telekom’s (MT) T-Systems Hungary (T-Sys HU) subsidiary.
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Venturing & Investments
Vodafone invests in Avellan’s US satellite upstart
Vodafone takes minority stake in US-based satellite venture AST & Science. Rare (and sizeable) outlay by Group’s Vodafone Ventures unit.
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O2 Germany acquires marketing platform Tarifhaus
O2 Germany acquired 100% of the shares in Tarifhaus, a Munich-based online marketing platform for mobile tariffs
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BT takes a hit as Virgin Mobile swaps EE for Vodafone
Virgin Media to end MVNO agreement with BT Enterprise, as Vodafone UK swoops. Liberty Global CEO ominously described current £200m-a-year deal with BT as “big number”, but BT unwilling to accommodate new demands to maintain contract.
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Vodafone strains Telecom Egypt out of Egyptian services arm
Awkward co-ownership with incumbent dealt with. A step in recalibration of Shared Services — and possibly VfEg too.
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Vodafone goes IoT value-chain building with grandcentrix
Planned IoT partnership targets SME customers. grandcentrix will continue to operate as separate entity if anti-trust authorities give green light.