Eir refinances €1.66bn term loan to save €8m in annual interest
Irish incumbent Eir has won majority lender consent to implement proposed amendments to its €1.66bn (US$1.83bn) senior term loan facility...
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Tele Columbus completes €1.26bn term loan refinancing
German cableco Tele Columbus has concluded the refinancing of its €1.26bn (US$1.38bn) term loan facilities and amended other parts of its...
Ooredoo Maldives plans IPO as per licence conditions
Qatari incumbent Ooredoo has announced that its unit in the Maldives plans to list on the local stock exchange. Ooredoo chair Abdulla...
Former Telus CEO Joe Natale to head competitor Rogers
Canada’s largest mobile operator Rogers Communications has announced that president and CEO Guy Laurence is stepping down, effective immediately. Rogers said it intended to...
Altice refinances SFR debt with US$2.5bn term loans
French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice has priced two term loans for its cable and telecoms group SFR worth over US$2.5bn and maturing in 2025. The...
Egypt to raise US$2.2bn from spectrum auction as Etisalat and Vodafone ink 4G licence deals
The Egyptian units of Vodafone and Etisalat have agreed to buy their licences to operate 4G and fixed-line services in the country. The stalemate between...
Thuraya Q&A: One stop shop
Thuraya has finally unveiled an outline for its next generation plans after a years-long process. CEO Samer Halawi tells SatelliteFinance’s...
Second round of FCC’s reverse auction ends with US$54.6bn clearing cost
The second round of the reverse part of the FCC’s incentive spectrum auction has concluded with a cost of US$54.6bn...
Verizon puts onus on Yahoo to prove hack does not have “material impact” on deal
Verizon has signalled that it may renegotiate or walk away from its $4.8bn acquisition of Yahoo’s core internet assets in the...
Altice boosts stake in SFR at same exchange ratio as blocked buyout offer
French billionaire Patrick Drahi’s Altice has agreed to acquire an additional 5.21% stake in SFR just 10 days after French market...
