Oi eyes merger with AT&T’s Sky Brasil
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi is reportedly looking to merge with Sky Brasil, owned by AT&T-controlled DirecTV Latin America. Oi reportedly intends to approach the satellite television...
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Greece transfers 5% stake in OTE to privatisation agency ahead of planned sale
The Greek state has reportedly transferred a 5% stake in incumbent telco OTE to the country’s privatisation agency HRADF, paving the...
Sigfox brings on Salesforce, Tamer, Total and others in €150m funding round
French IoT network operator Sigfox has raised €150m (US$159m) in its latest funding round, bringing on new investors including San...
Warburg Pincus takes control of Inexio, eyes additional assets
US-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Germany’s Inexio in a deal that values the fibre-based...
Vivacom denies sales talks with Orange
Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, which trades as Vivacom, has refuted reports that it is in sales talks with French incumbent Orange. In a short statement,...
Morgan Stanley-backed Altán named winner of tender to build Mexico’s landmark wholesale broadband network
Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transport has confirmed Altán – a consortium whose financial backers include Morgan Stanley, one of...
ViaSat launches US$500m+ equity raise ahead of next gen ramp-up
ViaSat has priced an equity sale that will raise an initial US$437m to help keep leverage down as it ramps up the...
Singtel mandates banking trio for Netlink Trust IPO
Singaporean telecoms and satellite operator Singtel has reportedly hired three banks for an up to US$2.5bn listing of its high-speed broadband...
Orange looking to enter Bulgaria with Vivacom purchase
French incumbent Orange is eyeing Bulgaria’s largest telco Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, which trades as Vivacom. CEO delegate, finance and strategy Ramon Fernandez confirmed Orange’s...
Liquid Telecom inks US$300m loan to fund Neotel deal
Econet Wireless-owned pan-African fibre and satellite broadband provider Liquid Telecom has entered into a US$300m loan agreement to help finance its fibre expansion...
