TelecomFinance 2015: Experts optimistic infra sector will continue to expand
Far from just a supporting act, telecoms infrastructure providers are attracting increasing interest from investors as they continue to expand ...
Tag: Liberty Global
Virgin Media COO becomes Liberty’s chief transformation officer
Cable giant Liberty Global has promoted Dana Strong, COO at Liberty’s subsidiary Virgin Media, to senior VP, chief transformation officer ...
Liberty units raise financing to fund reorganisation
Liberty Global subsidiaries are reportedly seeking to raise financing to help fund a reorganisation of the cable giant’s European operations. ...
AKTA owner turns down Vodafone, UPC offers – report
US-based Pinebridge Investments has reportedly rejected two bids of about €100m (US$118m) for its Romanian cable unit Digital Cable Systems ...
Liberty snaps up Puerto Rico’s Choice Cable TV
Cable group Liberty Global and PE firm Searchlight Capital Partners have agreed to acquire Choice Cable TV, Puerto Rico’s second-largest ...
Warburg Pincus hires ex-Ziggo chairman
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus has appointed Andrew Sukawaty as executive-in-residence (EiR), effective from January 2015. Sukawaty, who is ...
Unitymedia places US$1.78bn high-yield bond
Liberty Global’s German cable business Unitymedia has priced a multi-currency high-yield bond at par to refinance existing debt. It has ...
Sky hires Lazard to advise on UK convergence
British DTH giant Sky has mandated Lazard to advise it on the convergence that looks set to take place in ...
Vodafone falls after Liberty Global takeover report
Vodafone’s share price plummeted 3% today after it was reported that its management was considering a share-based transaction to acquire ...
Liberty secures 95.6% of Ziggo, ready to take 100%
John Malone’s Liberty Global owns 95.6% of shares in Dutch cableco Ziggo following its public tender offer and is set ...
