Sistema in MTS US$79m share buyback to strengthen cash position
Russia’s Sistema is selling 18,387,273 ordinary shares in the country’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to its subsidiary Stream Digital. The buyback transaction is...
Telefónica asks for Telxius bids by early February as CVC Capital Partners and Ardian enter the race – Spanish media
Spain’s Telefónica has reportedly asked bidders to submit proposals for a 49% stake in Telxius in the next few weeks after failing to float...
Thuraya in the dark as Chinese group plots US$200m offering to invest in the MSS operator
Hong Kong-listed China Trends has prepared a convertible bond offering with a view to investing in Dubai-based Thuraya through recently acquired subsidiary Skynet Satellite Data,...
Oi tries second haircut as it looks to swap US$1.55bn of debt into equity
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi is reportedly looking to exchange R$5bn (US$1.55bn) of bondholder debt into equity. Oi, is negotiating with creditors how much would that...
Global Telecom Holding browses for US$200m loan to buy 10% issued share capital
VimpelCom-controlled Global Telecom Holding is buying back 546.6 million treasury shares for E£4.14bn (US$220.4m) to acquire up to 10% of its total...
Moon Express gets US$20m to complete funding for lunar trip
Moon Express has secured US$20m from new and existing investors including billionaire co-founder Naveen Jain to fully fund this year’s mission...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 251
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance...
Mandate Table Issue 251
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. This Mandates Table ran in TelecomFinance Issue...
Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 251
Group Editor in Chief Jason Rainbow discusses the latest industry developments in "Sector gears up for another transformative year". This...
Italian ISP Linkem lands €100m investment to expand ultrabroadband network
Italian fibre-to-wireless broadband provider Linkem has secured a €100m (US$106m) equity investment from funds managed by BlackRock, the world’s largest...
