Quebecor Media’s Videotron in C$375m note issue
French Canadian quad-play operator Videotron has priced C$375m (US$282.8m) of senior unsecured notes due 2026 to refinance existing debt. French Canadian quad-play...
Financing
America Movil places more KPN exchangeable bonds
America Movil (BMV:AEX) has completed the placement of €750m in three-year bonds exchangeable into shares of KPN (AMX:KPN), the company announced today. The...
Eric Tveter to lead Liberty Global’s new Central Europe Group
Cable giant Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) has named Eric Tveter as the CEO of its newly-created Central Europe (CE) Group, which combines its Central and...
Quebecor Media begins move to buy out investors
Canadian communications group Quebecor Media (TSX:QBR.A) has bought part of the stake owned by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) for C$500m...
Frontier gears up for US$6.6bn bond offering
US regional telco Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) plans to offer up to US$6.6bn of senior notes in a private placement to help fund...
Rostelecom inks US$600m loan with China Development Bank
Russian state-controlled Rostelecom (MOEX:RTKM) has agreed a credit line of up to US$600m with China Development Bank (CDB). Russian state-controlled Rostelecom (MOEX:RTKM)...
Smile raises US$365m to boost broadband rollout
African telco Smile Telecoms Holdings has raised US$365m in debt and equity financing to expand its 4G mobile broadband networks...
Hawe to begin bankruptcy proceedings – report
Polish fibre optic network operator Hawe (WSE:HWE) is set to file a motion of bankruptcy, its management board has reportedly...
MegaFon signs US$600m vendor financing contract
Russian mobile operator MegaFon (MCX:MFON) is to receive a ten-year loan worth up to US$600m from CDB (China Development Bank) to back purchases of...
Eircom pushes out credit facilities
Irish operator Eircom has amended and extended the terms of its senior loan facilities, pushing out the dates of when the debt...
