MTN in talks with SEC for Nigerian unit float
South Africa-based MTN Group has been in talks with Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about a potential IPO of its local...
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Ofcom to ask for EU help to separate Openreach from BT
Ofcom plans to ask the European Commission (EC) to help it legally separate fixed-line infrastructure business Openreach from its owner incumbent BT. In a...
Cellcom files liquidation request against Golan Telecom in roaming payment dispute
Israeli market leader Cellcom announced today that it has filed a request to appoint an interim liquidator to Golan Telecom, after the latter said...
Airtel ups stake in Nigerian unit to 83.25%, overcomes dispute with Econet
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has completed the acquisition of Econet Wireless’s entire 4.2% shareholding in Airtel Nigeria through its...
Investor files injunction to stop Cell C sale as it “unfairly disregards” its interests
A substantial shareholder in South African mobile operator Cell C is reportedly trying to stop the sale of a 45% stake of...
UK gov’t pledges to invest £1bn in digital infrastructure, sets aside £400m for smaller players
The UK government plans to invest some £1bn (US$1.24bn) in digital infrastructure to boost private investment in fibre networks and...
Oi hires Laplace as financial adviser, halts sale of Timor Telecom
Oi has hired restructuring specialist Laplace Finanças, which is going to assist in the judicial reorganisation process of the company and its...
Trump victory gives rise to concerns about AT&T-Time Warner, future TMT M&A
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US presidential election saw shares in Time Warner fall on Wednesday amid fears that the...
VTB to invest in Turkcell alongside Alfa Group ahead of potential resolution to shareholder dispute
Russia’s VTB Group has inked an agreement with local billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s Alfa Group to jointly invest in Turkcell with a view...
Vodafone sells Dutch fixed-line unit to T-Mobile Netherlands as it edges closer to Ziggo merger closure
Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile Netherlands has acquired the fixed-line business that Vodafone Netherlands agreed to divest to win European Commission (EC) approval for its Dutch...
