Canadian and Irish telcos target pay TV businesses
Telcos on both sides of the Atlantic are making forays into TV content this week, with Bell Canada agreeing to pay C$211m...
Investments
Telekom Srbija: US investment fund named as highest bidder
Southeastern Europe may soon see a successful privatisation, with at least one bidder meeting the expected valuation of Telekom Srbija....
Telkom and Cell C end tie-up talks
The long-awaited merger of Telkom and Cell C is not to be, at least for now. This leaves Telkom as...
Equinix prices US$1.1bn bond to help fund Telecity buy
US data centre giant Equinix has priced US$1.1bn of senior notes due 2026 in the latest instalment of its financing package for...
Telstra has no plans to sell Foxtel stake – CEO
Responding to reports in early November, Telstra CEO Andy Penn has scotched any suggestion that the Australian telco has plans...
Mandates Table November 2015
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country,...
STC looks to take over Kuwait’s Viva
Riyadh-based STC has asked Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority to approve its offer to acquire the 74% of mobile operator Viva Kuwait it does not...
Vodafone seeks dispute resolution for Indian tax cases – gov’t officials
Vodafone has called for a conciliation process to resolve its tax disputes with the Indian government, according to Hasmukh Adhia, revenue...
ExteNet completes US$1.4bn capital restructure to boost growth
US wireless infrastructure firm ExteNet Systems has completed a US$1.4bn capital restructuring led by investment firms Digital Bridge and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. Digital Bridge CEO...
Six bids for Telekom Srbija
All fingers are crossed that the privatisation of Telekom Srbija will go ahead this time. The last attempt in 2011...
