York Capital exits Eir, Anchorage set to become majority shareholder
New York-based York Capital Management has completed the divestment of its 9.8% stake in Eir, the Irish telco CEO Richard Moat (pictured) said. The...
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Trilogy to list in Canada through Alignvest deal, eyes acquisitions
US-based Trilogy International Partners, the majority shareholder in New Zealand mobile operator 2Degrees and Bolivia’s NuevaTel, has agreed to a...
Rogers in US$500m senior note issue for refinancing
Canada’s largest mobile operator Rogers Communications is issuing US$500m worth of 10-year senior notes for refinancing purposes. The bond, due in August 2026,...
Bharti Infratel refutes sale talks
Indian towerco Bharti Infratel has contended that it is not in talks with US private equity firm KKR and the Canada Pension...
Vodafone Australia continues to boost MVNO customers with Lebara deal closure
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has completed its acquisition of British-based MVNO Lebara’s Australian mobile business, further bolstering its MVNO subscriber...
Mobily, Saudi Telecom extend tower talks
Saudi operators Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) and Saudi Telecom (STC) have agreed to extend their MoU on the future of their tower assets for another 30 days. In...
KKR and CPPIB eye Bharti Infratel
US buyout firm KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are reportedly in talks with Indian telco Bharti Airtel to acquire...
MTN names Ralph Mupita as new CFO in latest key executive move
South African telecoms giant MTN (JSE:MTN) has hired Ralph Mupita, CEO of Old Mutual Emerging Markets, as its new CFO,...
MTS plans Rbs10bn share buyback, Sistema stake to fall below 50%
Russia’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) intends to buy back up to Rbs10bn (US$157.7m) of its shares from majority shareholder...
CenturyLink strikes US$34bn deal for Level 3 to bring more fibre to enterprise customers
CenturyLink has agreed a US$34bn deal to buy Level 3 Communications to combine the target’s global connectivity backbone with its larger enterprise customer base. Explaining...
