Plunging satellite capacity prices opening up M&A opportunities as bidders encircle Inmarsat
A supply glut will likely push satellite capacity prices even lower over the next two years, although increasing demand in ...
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Accelerating quad-play drive sparks Sunrise Communications/UPC Switzerland convergence tie-up
The march towards convergent services continues to push TMT to the deal table, with cable giant Liberty Global playing an important ...
DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-4 insurance claim to face heavy scrutiny as GEO income falls
Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe is seeking “full recovery” for WorldView-4’s loss from a satellite insurance market that is increasingly under ...
Questions surround Liberty Global’s next steps in Europe amid incoming windfall
Speculation is mounting over what Liberty Global will do with its Poland operations following the cableco’s failure to buy Multimedia Polska ...
Vantage eyes M&A after raising US$1.125bn in first data centre securitisation financing
Vantage Data Centers has raised US$1.125bn in the industry’s first ever securitisation financing to expand into new and existing US markets as demand for ...
Discovery prices US$6.3bn of notes for Scripps acquisition
US media giant Discovery Communications priced US$6.3bn worth of notes to help fund its Scripps Networks Interactive takeover in a busy week for TMT issuances. ...
ViaSat prices upsized US$700m bond for refi after hailing segment momentum
US satellite operator ViaSat has priced an upsized US$700m bond due 2025 to refinance existing notes at par soon after posting record ...
Cogeco unit expands cable footprint with US$1.4bn MetroCast acquisition
Cogeco Communications has agreed to buy the rest of the MetroCast cable system through its Atlantic Broadband subsidiary in a US$1.4bn deal to ...
WOW! misses IPO target with US$310m in share sales
Colorado-based broadband operator WideOpenWest (WOW!) fell short of its IPO target after raising only US$310m in its recent share sale. WOW! had ...
PE firm to merge RCN and Grande with Wave Broadband in a US$2.4bn deal
TPG Capital has agreed to acquire US internet provider Wave Broadband for roughly US$2.4bn with an eye on creating the sixth largest cableco in ...
