SES places E650m bond
SES has placed an E650m ten year Eurobond. It was priced at E99.467 with a coupon of 4.625% (Mid-Swap +...
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Excalibur Almaz emerges as Sea Launch’s main benefactor
SatelliteFinance has learned that, contrary to previous reports, Space Launch Services, the provider of US$25m of debtor-in-possession financing to Sea...
SES takes full control of Sirius
SES has acquired the remaining 10% of SES Sirius that it did not already own. It took its previous 90%...
EchoStar swoops for Satmex
EchoStar Satellite Services is proposing to snap up struggling Mexican satellite operator Satmex in a deal worth approximately US$374m. To...
Orbital Sciences buys GD satellite unit
Orbital Sciences Corporation has acquired the satellite business of General Dynamics in a cash deal worth US$55m. Houlihan Lokey advised...
New CFO at Numericable Completel
French telecoms group Numericable Completel has appointed Thierry Lemaitre as CFO as of April 19. Between 1997 and 2000 he...
Orascom rights issue 99.7% subscribed
Orascom Telecom said it rights issue was nearly fully subscribed, raising US$790m out of the planned US$800m. The group said...
Telkom close to management deal with TelOne
South African fixed-line provider Telkom is close to agreeing a management partnership with Zimbabwe's fixed-line telecom incumbent TelOne. Quoted in...
Vodafone inks Libya marketing deal
UK-based Vodafone has signed a marketing partnership with Al-Madar, the smallest of Libya's two state-owned mobile operators. The deal involves...
VimpelCom may sell Euroset stake
Russian operator Vimpelcom is in talks to sell up to 18% of Morefront Holdings Ltd, which fully owns retailer Euroset,...
