Greece seeks adviser to sell 5% stake in OTE amid renewed growth
The Greek state is seeking an adviser to sell a 5% stake in incumbent telco OTE through its privatisation agency the Hellenic...
Strategy and Markets
Zegona eyes European acquisitions as “buy-fix-sell strategy has never been better”
UK TMT investment fund Zegona Communications said it expects to make further Europe-based telecom acquisitions as consumer consumption, industry consolidation and convergence coalesce...
Digital Bridge has eyes on Europe and Asia expansion | Q&A
US-based investment firm Digital Bridge has raised over US$6.5bn in debt and equity to buy and invest in communications infrastructure businesses over...
Eir CFO Huib Costermans on how the Irish telco is restructuring for growth | Q&A
Efforts to improve Eir’s balance sheet in the five years since Ireland’s incumbent telco exited Examinership – the country’s equivalent...
Axiata, Bharti Infratel eye Vodafone’s Indus Towers stake amid increasing competition
India’s second-largest towerco Bharti Infratel and Asian giant infraco edotco are reportedly aiming to acquire Vodafone’s 42% stake in Indus Towers. Edotco’s parent, Malaysian Axiata Group is seeking to expand its...
Rostelecom set to control Tele2 Russia to boost competitiveness
Russian state-controlled telco Rostelecom will gain control over the country’s fourth largest player Tele2 Russia to create synergies between the two operators and improve...
TMT bond sales soar in US market | Analysis
A throng of telcos priced US dollar-denominated corporate debt ahead of the widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal...
Caribbean UTS and TelEm reignite merger talks
Plans to merge Caribbean operators St. Maarten Telephone Group of Companies TelEm and United Telecommunication Services Eastern Caribbean (UTS) were revived when the two...
Vocus sells entire stake in Macquarie Telecom after hiring CFO Wratten
Australia’s ISP Vocus Communications has raised nearly A$41m (US$31m) from its 16% stake sale in local telco Macquarie Telecom Group following a recent sea...
KPN’s Yes Telecom acquires Vrieservice as European telcos bet on SME business
Dutch incumbent KPN’s MVNO Yes Telecom will buy local independent mobile and fixed services provider Vrieservice for an undisclosed sum to strengthen its SME segment. Yes...
