Apollo may increase bid for TDC after initial rejection
US private equity firm Apollo Global Management is reportedly considering a bigger offer for Danish incumbent TDC after its initial bid got rejected in July. Apollo is...
Space Services
Telenor weighing options over Digi stake as it looks to broaden Asian portfolio
Telenor Group is reportedly looking at options for its Malaysian telco Digi, which is dealing with aggressive domestic competition. The Norwegian company is exploring...
Ziggo to offer €3.5bn junk bond ahead of merger with Vodafone NL
Liberty Global’s Dutch cableco Ziggo is looking to raise US$3.5bn in a high-yield bond offering – one of the largest in Europe so far...
B Com receives NIS1.85bn in commitments for debt issue
B Communications (B Com), the holding company of Israeli incumbent Bezeq, has received binding commitments from institutional investors to buy approximately NIS1.85bn...
Thuraya seeks US$1.1bn to fund next-generation satellites
Dubai-based Thuraya is looking to raise US$1.1bn for its next-generation constellation with a 60-40 split between debt and equity. Speaking on the sidelines...
Telus in US$600m debt offering to repay commercial paper
Canada’s Telus is offering US$600m of senior unsecured notes with a 10-year maturity to repay US$453m in outstanding commercial paper and for...
US, Dutch authorities propose Telia pays US$1.4bn fine in Uzbek settlement
Swedish telco Telia has announced it has received a proposed settlement of US$1.4bn from US and Dutch authorities in relation to alleged bribery in...
RCom and Aircel agree India’s largest consolidation deal ever
Reliance Communications and the owner of smaller rival Aircel, Malaysia’s Maxis Communications, have inked a merger agreement to create the fourth largest operator in India...
Shareholders reach agreement over Oi, Sawiris still eyeing Brazilian telco
The two major shareholders in Oi, Pharol and Société Mondiale, have reached an agreement to end their quarrel over the future of the Rio de...
Masmovil closes Pepephone acquisition
Spanish MVNO Masmovil has completed the purchase of local rival Pepephone, it said in a statement. In April, it agreed to buy the company for €158m...
