Colt to welcome Carl Grivner as CEO in January
Rakesh Bhasin has handed in his notice at freshly delisted UK B2B fibreco Colt, with Carl Grivner taking over in January. Having completed his...
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Hutchison files Three-O2 merger request with EC
The European Commission has until 16 October to finish its Phase I review of Hutchison Whampoa’s (SEHK:0013) bid to acquire British...
Pepcom snapped up by Tele Columbus
Tele Columbus (ETR:TC1) has continued its acquisition drive by acquiring Pepcom for €608m (US$688m) from Star Capital to reinforce its position as Germany’s third largest...
Afrimax in US$120m fundraising
African mobile network operator Afrimax Group has secured US$120m in funding to accelerate network rollouts in its sub-Saharan markets. The investors, led...
Windstream does not rule out data centre sale
Bob Gunderman, the CFO of US telco and ISP Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), has played down – but not denied - rumours of a...
Channel Islands operators apply to merge
Bharti Airtel’s (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Airtel-Vodafone and state-owned JT have submitted their merger proposal to the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities (CICRA). Bharti Airtel’s (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Airtel-Vodafone and...
TeliaSonera and Telenor abandon Danish merger
TeliaSonera (OMX:TLSN) and Telenor (OSL:TEL) have scrapped plans for a Danish joint venture after failing to agree antitrust remedies with the European Commission. TeliaSonera (OMX:TLSN) and Telenor (OSL:TEL) have scrapped...
CenturyLink’s Qwest prepares US$400m note offering
US telco CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL) subsidiary Qwest plans to sell US$400m of 6.625% notes due 2055 to refinance existing debt. US telco CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL) subsidiary Qwest plans to sell...
Quebecor Media’s Videotron in C$375m note issue
French Canadian quad-play operator Videotron has priced C$375m (US$282.8m) of senior unsecured notes due 2026 to refinance existing debt. French Canadian quad-play...
Softbank’s Masayoshi Son considered management buyout – report
The chairman of Japanese internet giant Softbank (TYO:9984) reportedly considered a management buyout earlier this year, but could not agree on financing...
