All Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) articles – Page 9
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M&AUK’s Digital 9 hits regulatory snag in Verne Global data centre sale
Iceland’s antitrust authority has opened a more in-depth review that could delay the transaction.
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InterviewFreedom Fibre CEO sees VX merger adding investment muscle for UK M&A
With InfraBridge as its new controlling shareholder, Freedom Fibre will come into investor giant DigitalBridge’s orbit.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: end of the road for Digital 9, OneWeb’s space odyssey troubles continue
Digital 9 decides to wind down; OneWeb misses ‘global’ coverage targets; CityFibre aiming to get more active on M&A; more…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: antitrust and security scrutiny, home and away
Huge week for Vodafone as M&A activity ramps up: Italy leaves Iliad reeling; Spain progresses; UK gets underway; and Emirati investors dodge security scrutiny. Plus, much more around the Group in Europe, Africa, elsewhere…
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M&AIliad accepts defeat as Vodafone shuns final Italy offer
After Vodafone rejects latest revised merger terms, Iliad calls time on negotiations over proposed OpCo merger. Opportunistic interloper looks intent on continuing to disrupt Italian market, keeping incumbents under pressure. Vodafone remains TBC…
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Strategy & ChangeOneWeb latest snafu: ground network delays global coverage into H2
Eutelsat confesses to holdups for serial stumbler OneWeb’s ground network. Reaffirmed faith in SatCo’s prospects insufficient to dodge Group’s financial downgrades. Learn more…
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Financial & PerformanceIs CityFibre now #1 UK fibre altnet by revenue, take-up?
With take-up doubling, revenue exploding, build on target and positive EBITDA imminent, NetCo boasts 50+ ISP retail partners are selling two- or even three-times’ as many CityFibre connections than sourced from Openreach. Appears Community Fibre and Hyperoptic overtaken, M&A next up…
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M&AEmirati position in Vodafone found to present ‘material’ national security risk
Government investigation into e&’s 14.6% stake and strategic relationship agreement with UK operator group raises prospect of deal rethink, boardroom reshuffle, but Vodafone bullish in response…
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M&AMillicom serves up infra M&A hors d’oeuvre with Colombian sale
Latin American group offloads Colombian towers to KKR in apparent introductory step towards broader regional asset monetisation.
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M&ATelefónica gets stakeholder thumbs up for O2 share boost
Voluntary acquisition offer, launched following loss of 1&1 network contract, ends with Telefónica gain a 21%-boost to its ownership in German operating business.
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M&AUK’s Actis makes a play in Balkans tower market
London-based infrastructure investment group says it wants to build a “first class” central and eastern European telecoms infra portfolio after leading a takeover of 1,800 sites from Telekom Srbija.
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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&ANo go for Vodafone Portugal’s Nowo acquisition for now
A setback in the Group’s M&A plans, as local media reports say Portugal’s competition authority has rejected Vodafone’s proposed remedies for its acquisition of rival Nowo Communications.
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M&ABlackRock stomps into the digital infra scene with GIP buy
Mega-deal, if completed, will see world’s largest asset manager take a seat alongside Vodafone in management of wireless infra spinout Vantage Towers.
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M&ACordiant finds Czech mates for wireless infra business
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure completes three acquisitions to strengthen and expand the “multi-asset platform” play of České Radiokomunikace, its wireless and broadcast asset in the Czech Republic.
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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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Suppliers & SCMBT Sourced chief: procuretech Globality now ‘core’ to Group buying
Cyril Pourrat heralds autonomous sourcing specialist as “way beyond indirect”; now handling two-thirds of BT Sourced spend. Foresees procuretech platform consolidation, driven by AI and users…
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PremiumElsewhere in Africa: Orange pulls away from Ethio Telecom transaction
Orange pulls away from Ethio Telecom transaction.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: BT’s brief interest in consumer electronics reseller musicMagpie dies a quick death
BT’s brief interest in consumer electronics reseller musicMagpie dies a quick death.