Mandates Table Issue 256
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A and...
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How Inmarsat is ready for the global broadband revolution | Q&A
British MSS operator Inmarsat has just placed the final piece of its next-generation Global Xpress network into orbit, promising seamless,...
Idea Cellular secures US$215m EDC loan ahead of merger with Vodafone
India’s third largest telco Idea Cellular has reportedly agreed to a financing deal worth US$215m from Export Development Canada (EDC). The EDC’s financing comes as...
Former Vodafone executive Kyle Whitehill poised to play Neotel CEO role | Executive Moves
Econet Wireless-owned Liquid Telecom has named telecoms veteran Kyle Whitehill to head its South African fixed-line operator Neotel. Whitehill will be responsible for the newly acquired...
Hytera boosts bid for Norsat to US$11.25
Receiving at least its fifth bid, Canada satcoms specialist Norsat International announced a new cash acquisition offer from China’s Hytera...
WOW! misses IPO target with US$310m in share sales
Colorado-based broadband operator WideOpenWest (WOW!) fell short of its IPO target after raising only US$310m in its recent share sale. WOW! had...
Merger of Benestra and Swan to form largest Slovak alternative telecoms operator
Slovak investment fund Sandberg Capital and local telecoms operator DanubiaTel have agreed to merge their telcos Benestra and Swan as broadband coverage in the country improves. While DanubiaTel will...
Kosovo Telecom dodges bankruptcy with partner’s pardon
Incumbent telco Kosovo Telecom (PTK) skirted bankruptcy after privately-owned operator Z-Mobile waived a €32m (US$35.8m) breach of contract-related fine. A...
Telia Lietuva inks €60m syndicated loan after tri-party merger completion
Swedish telco Telia’s local unit in Lithuania has inked a five-year €60m (US$67m) loan with three banks for refinancing purposes. Telia Lietuva said it...
Credit concerns rise in Indian telecoms sector amid Reliance Jio’s disruption
Price disruption in India’s telecoms sector from newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm has pummelled both incumbent Bharti Airtel’s and RCom’s credit profiles as fierce rivalry among the telcos continues...
