Telefónica hires Barclays as lead adviser for O2 IPO
Telefónica has hired Barclays as lead adviser for O2’s plan to float on the London Stock Exchange, with UBS and Morgan Stanley also working on the transaction, TelecomFinance has ...
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Ziggo to offer €3.5bn junk bond ahead of merger with Vodafone NL
Liberty Global’s Dutch cableco Ziggo is looking to raise US$3.5bn in a high-yield bond offering – one of the largest in Europe so far ...
Perley McBride re-joins Frontier as CFO
US rural broadband and DTH operator Frontier Communications has welcomed back Perley McBride (pictured) as EPV and CFO. Following a transition period, he will succeed John ...
Virgin Media acquires Arqiva WiFi to increase UK footprint
Liberty Global‘s UK cableco Virgin Media has agreed to acquire hotspot provider Arqiva WiFi from communications infrastructure firm Arqiva Group in a bid to become one of the country’s largest ...
Telefónica announces Telxius IPO to cut debt pile, prepares strategic options for O2
Telefónica plans to list its infrastructure unit Telxius before the end of the year and is considering taking its British subsidiary O2 UK public too. Telefónica ...
Orange, Telenet and Apax in second stage of SFR BeLux sale process
French incumbent Orange, Liberty Global’s Belgian cableco Telenet and private equity firm Apax Partners have reportedly been shortlisted to bid for Altice’s SFR units in Belgium and Luxembourg. The sale could ...
Charlie Bracken to assume Liberty Global sole CFO position
Cable giant Liberty Global has announced that EVP and co-CFO Charlie Bracken (pictured) will assume the sole position of CFO from 1 January 2017. Bernie Dvorak, ...
Ziggo more than doubles leveraged loans ahead of merger with Vodafone NL
Liberty Global’s Dutch cableco Ziggo has more than doubled the amount it plans to raise in loans to US$3.9bn. The company, which is looking ...
Deutsche Telekom will look at Vodafone Netherlands’ fixed business – CEO
Deutsche Telekom will consider purchasing the fixed-line business that Vodafone Netherlands agreed to divest to win European Commission approval for its ...
Robert Redeleanu steps up as UPC Hungary CEO in addition to UPC Romania head role
Cable giant Liberty Global’s UPC Hungary has named Robert Redeleanu (pictured) as CEO in addition to his current role as CEO of UPC Romania, effective 1 September. Redeleanu, who ...
