Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati says spectrum leaseco will launch within “several months”
Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati has confirmed that the company is working on a spectrum leasing company to complement its existing handset...
Financing
Rostelecom eyes up to Rbs510bn in loans prompting M&A speculation
Russian state-controlled telco Rostelecom has signed framework agreements with four banks for loans worth up to Rbs510bn (US$7.8bn), which some analysts...
Telefónica adds banks for Telxius IPO, seeks to offload audio-visual unit
Spain’s Telefónica has reportedly added two additional global coordinators for the IPO of its infrastructure unit Telxius as it continues to...
NXP prices US$1.75bn note offering
Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors has priced its US$1.75bn offering of senior unsecured notes in two tranches to help refinance existing debt. The US$800m...
Ooredoo mandates banks for up to US$1bn bond offering
Qatari telco Ooredoo has reportedly hired banks for a bond issuance worth US$750m-US$1bn. The Doha-based company, which claims to have had 118...
TIM issues €1bn bond
Telecom Italia (TIM) has issued a €1bn (US$1.1bn) 10-year bond with the joint second lowest coupon of outstanding bonds under...
Three UK value written down by £6.2bn last year
CK Hutchison wrote down the value of its Three UK unit by £6.23bn (US$9bn) in 2015 ahead of its planned merger...
Oi starts negotiations with bondholders
Brazilian telco Oi’s board of directors has given management the green light to start negotiating with bondholders in an attempt to...
Q&A with Kash Pandya, CEO of Helios Towers Africa
In early May, independent towerco Helios Towers Africa (HTA) signed a deal with Indian giant Bharti Airtel which will see...
Wow adds US$432.5m to credit agreement
US regional operator WOW has added an incremental US$432.5m in new term loans to an existing credit agreement for refinancing...
