Go searches for new CEO as Yiannos Michaelides steps down
Maltese operator Go’s CEO Yiannos Michaelides (pictured) is leaving the company at the end of the month to pursue other opportunities. Michaelides ...
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Telefónica issues debut US$3.5bn notes in US market since financial crisis
Spain’s Telefónica sold US$3.5bn of senior notes in two parts via funding vehicle Telefónica Emisiones amid foreign exchange tailwinds and attractive US ...
Satellite Solutions Worldwide nets £5m loan for satcoms expansion | Brief
Satellite Solutions Worldwide has secured a five-year £5m (US$6m) revolver with HSBC for further M&A, as the satcoms firm continues its roll-up ...
Proposed Intelsat and OneWeb merger could hasten other deals
More deals in the satellite industry could follow in the wake of today’s proposed merger between debt-laden Intelsat and broadband startup OneWeb. Key ...
Sky and Space Global picks Gomspace to develop and deliver constellation | Brief
GomSpace was named to develop and deliver a constellation of satellites to UK company Sky and Space Global. The contract value is ...
Watchdog snubs Telia’s Phonero acquisition on competition grounds
The Norwegian Competition Authority said it is blocking Telia‘s purchase of SME-focused MVNO Phonero as the transaction involves two of the nation’s biggest ...
Insurance round-up: Brokers go head to head for condosat placement
Insurance for the Arabsat portion of a satellite it is sharing with Inmarsat was waiting to be placed by a separate broker as SatelliteFinance ...
Iridium adjusts US$1.8bn Coface facility, targets August for third NEXT launch
Iridium Communications has adjusted the US$1.8bn Coface-backed credit facility funding its NEXT satellite constellation following launch delays. During the US MSS operator’s ...
Stefan Trampus heads Com Hem’s business segment
Swedish telco Com Hem has promoted Stefan Trampus (pictured) to CEO of its B2B Phonera division. Trampus replaces Tobias Lennér, who leaves Phonera – not to be confused with rival Telia’s SME-focused ...
Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 210
SatelliteFinance Editor Jason Rainbow looks into whether market uncertainty could prompt further condosat deals after Singapore startup Kacific joins up with Japan’s ...
