Former Orange CEO and TPG lead process for Reliance Infratel – report
Former Orange CEO Sanjiv Ahuja, backed by private equity firm TPG Capital, has reportedly emerged as the most likely buyer of Indian telco Reliance ...
Tag: Asia Pacific
Axiata to invest up to US$200m in Myanmar towers
Malaysia’s Axiata Group Berhad plans to invest up to US$200m in towers in Myanmar in an effort to capitalise on the country’s ...
LG Uplus calls SK Telecom takeover of CJ Hellovision “illegal”
South Korea’s smallest mobile operator LG Uplus has reportedly claimed that incumbent SK Telecom’s planned merger with CJ Hellovision is illegal, calling it an attempt to ...
Telenor Myanmar signs MoU with towerco OCK
Activity remains high for towercos present in Myanmar, as the country's three licence holders race to cover 90% of the population. Telenor ...
Manuel Pangilinan to serve as interim CEO of PLDT
The chairman of the Philippines’ PLDT, Manuel Pangilinan, is set to succeed retiring president and CEO Napoleon (“Polly”) Nazareno until a permanent replacement is ...
Spark aims to raise NZ$100m in bond offering
New Zealand telco Spark (NZE:SPK) has launched a seven-year NZ$100m (US$65.5m) fixed rate bond offering in its second trip to the debt market ...
Erik Aas to take helm of Banglalink – report
Erik Aas is reportedly set to replace Ziad Shatar as CEO of VimpelCom’s (NASDAQ:VIP) Bangladeshi unit Banglalink on Sunday. Aas is a former head of ...
China Mobile to buy fixed-line assets from affiliate for Yn31.88bn
China Mobile subsidiary CM TieTong has agreed to buy assets from fixed-line sister company TieTong for Yn31.88bn (US$4.99bn) as it works to become a fully ...
Telenor close to buying Videocon 4G spectrum – report
Norway’s Telenor is reportedly close to reaching a deal to buy Indian telco Videocon Telecom’s 4G spectrum in two service areas. The deal ...
Softbank Y370bn bond to repay Brightstar debt
Softbank has priced a Y370bn unsecured corporate bond at par. Proceeds will partly be used to repay notes issued by US ...
