Deutsche Telekom taps bond market again with T-Mobile US in mind
Deutsche Telekom has issued a €3.5bn (US$3.76bn) bond in tranches of five-, seven- and 10-year maturities. It is the second time Germany’s ...
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Rostelecom buys Sibitex to develop B2B business as it continues to absorb regional telcos
Russian operator Rostelecom has completed the acquisition of 100% of enterprise-focused telco Sibitex through its regional subsidiary Bashinformsvyaz. Sibitex specialises in providing broadband, telephone and TV services to ...
Apple confirms its US$1bn commitment to Softbank’s tech fund
Apple’s confirmation of plans to invest US$1bn in Softbank’s technology fund has prompted a flurry of speculation about the smartphone giant’s ...
Cetin secures US$980m bond package including record-breaking euro-denominated bond
Ceská telekomunikacní infrastruktura (Cetin), the infrastructure spinoff of investment group PPF’s O2 Czech Republic (O2 CZ) (PRA:TELEC), has priced a debut dual currency multi-tranche eurobond worth US$980m ...
Northrop Grumman and L-3 Communications refinance ahead of expected boon for aerospace and defence firms
Northrop Grumman and L-3 Communications are tapping the bond markets as Donald Trump’s presidential victory lifts aerospace and defence contractors in the US. The ...
AT&T inks US$10bn term loan for Time Warner purchase
US telecoms giant AT&T has signed a US$10bn term loan credit agreement with JP Morgan Chase as agent and a syndicate ...
Cetin mandates six banks to establish multi-currency EMTN programme
Ceská telekomunikacní infrastruktura (Cetin), the infrastructure spinoff of investment group PPF’s O2 Czech Republic (O2 CZ), has mandated six banks to issue two tranches of ...
Telecom Personal to raise US$83m in bond offering for network investments
The mobile unit of Telecom Argentina, Telecom Personal, is issuing two series of negotiable bonds worth a combined US$83.5m, under its US$1bn ...
Rogers in US$500m senior note issue for refinancing
Canada’s largest mobile operator Rogers Communications is issuing US$500m worth of 10-year senior notes for refinancing purposes. The bond, due in August 2026, ...
Protelindo issues Rp1.5trn bond for working capital
Independent Indonesian towerco Protelindo has issued a Rp1.5trn (US$114.8m) bond under its Rp6.5trn (US$498.4m) bond programme. Fitch Ratings, which assigned the bonds an AAA national long-term rating, said in ...
