Verizon to offload non-core data centres to Equinix for US$3.6bn
Verizon has agreed to sell its portfolio of 24 data centre sites to Equinix in a US$3.6bn all-cash deal, enabling the US ...
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Cogent Communications closes US$125m tack-on for dividend and refinancing efforts
US backbone operator Cogent Communications has completed a US$125m tack-on offering to its 5.375% senior secured bond due 2022, with proceeds ...
Consolidated Communications and FairPoint Communications agree US$1.5bn merger in latest enterprise consolidation deal
US broadband and business telecoms provider Consolidated Communications is buying rival FairPoint Communications in a US$1.5bn all-stock deal as the enterprise ...
Iridium confirms SpaceX launch for 16 December to get NEXT off the ground
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to return to flight on 16 December after being grounded for more than three months ...
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 ...
Global Eagle Entertainment launches US$670m debt deal as it eyes next satcoms acquisition
US satcoms provider Global Eagle Entertainment is looking to secure US$670m in debt amid strategic talks to buy “a related business” in a deal ...
Zayo snaps up Electric Lightwave for US$1.4bn to expand West Coast fibre network
US B2B fibreco Zayo has agreed to buy smaller player Electric Lightwave, previously known as Integra Telecom, for US$1.42bn in cash in a bid ...
Mandate Table Issue 250
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. This Mandates Table ran in TelecomFinance Issue ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 250
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 250
TelecomFinance’s Editor Pauline Renaud discusses the latest industry developments in “All eyes on America“. This Viewpoint ran in TelecomFinance Issue 250. ...
