Proposal for tightened Brazilian takeover laws
Brazilian stock market regulators late last week published new proposals to tighten rules on takeovers, which would seek to increase...
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Vivendi to acquire all outstanding shares in GVT for US$550m
French telecoms and media firm Vivendi announced at the end of last week that it will acquire the remaining outstanding...
Quippo in share allotment
Quippo-Wireless TT Info Services has raised around US$60m via a preferential share allotment to IDFC, according to local reports. The...
Ericsson seals handsome Chinese contracts
Ericsson has signed both 2G and 3G framework agreements with China Mobile and China Unicom worth a whopping US$1.8bn. Under...
Australian ISPs to merge
Broadband provider iiNet has entered into an agreement to acquire rival ISP Netspace for A$40m (US$36m). The acquisition will, according...
Axiata prepares to dilute Indonesian stake
Axiata Group has priced the sale of a 20% stake in its Indonesian unit XL Axiata (formerly Excelcomindo) at IR3,300...
Athena rocket returns to serve small-sat sector
Lockheed Martin and Alliant TechSystems (ATK) have teamed up to resurrect the Athena rocket and offer launch services to the...
CAF provides US$36m to ArSat project
The Andean development corporation Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) has approved US$36m of funds towards the Argentinean government's protracted satellite...
Arianespace to issue capital increase
Arianespace reported full year sales of E1.029.3bn, which was an increase on the E955m recorded in 2008, but down on...
ViaSat to offer 5.5 million shares as WildBlue investors cut stake
ViaSat has launched a fully underwritten share offering of 5.5 million shares. Of the shares on offer, ViaSat is to...
