Indian court directs Vodafone to pay Rs20bn merger charge
India’s Supreme Court has reportedly told Vodafone to pay the Department of Telecommunications Rs20bn (US$301m) for a licence to merge several local...
Investment and M&A
Comtech buys TCS in US$430.8m deal and enters public safety market
US satcoms equipment maker Comtech Telecommunications has bought secure communications specialist TeleCommunication Systems in a US$430.8m deal. The acquisition helps diversify Comtech's business, creates...
Charter completes acquisition financings with US$2.5bn bond
Charter Communications has closed the US$2.5bn note offering which completes the financing for its acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. Charter...
Zayo strikes C$465m deal to buy Canada’s Allstream
US B2B fibreco Zayo has inked an agreement to acquire Canadian operator Manitoba Telecom Services’ Allstream unit for C$465m (US$348m). US...
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...
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,...
