P4 owners give up on sale plan
The private equity owners of Polish mobile operator P4, which trades as Play, have once again cancelled plans to sell the company, four ...
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Telia completes sale of Yoigo stake to Masmovil
Swedish telco Telia has finalised the divestment of its 76.6% stake in Spanish mobile operator Yoigo to MVNO Masmovil after securing approval from all relevant authorities. The ...
Altice considers appealing AMF rejection of SFR buyout
French market regulator AMF has blocked Altice’s planned buyout of minority shareholders in its cable and telecoms unit SFR. Altice CEO ...
Orange takes control of Groupama Banque, gears up for own-branded bank launch
French incumbent Orange has received all requisite approvals for its acquisition of a 68% stake in Groupama Banque, which will be ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 248
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
Arnaud Castille to become CFO of Orange Belgium amid exec reshuffle
Recently-appointed Orange Belgium CEO Michaël Trabbia and the company’s board of directors have chosen its new executive team. Arnaud Castille (pictured) is the unit’s new CFO, ...
Vodafone, Orange and Etisalat say no to 4G in Egypt, Telecom Egypt turning its back on Vodafone
The Egyptian units of Vodafone, Etisalat and Orange are reportedly not buying a 4G licence. Separately, Telecom Egypt is considering selling its 45% stake in Vodafone ...
French telcos talking consolidation again, Bouygues and Altice deny rumours
Orange CEO Stéphane Richard (pictured) has reportedly told investors that preliminary consolidation talks between his company, Altice’s SFR, Iliad and Bouygues have restarted. In ...
Masmovil closes Pepephone acquisition
Spanish MVNO Masmovil has completed the purchase of local rival Pepephone, it said in a statement. In April, it agreed to buy the company for €158m ...
SFR promotes François Vauthier to CFO role, replaces Jean Raby after 5 months in office
Altice’s French telecoms unit SFR has named François Vauthier (pictured) as the company’s new CFO, effective in the coming weeks. Vauthier replaces former Alcatel-Lucent executive and Goldman Sachs ...
