COO Markus Haas to replace Thorsten Dirks as CEO of Telefónica Deutschland
German telco Telefónica Deutschland has promoted Markus Haas to CEO after Thorsten Dirks tendered his resignation to join the aviation industry as an executive ...
Tag: Telxius
Cellnex Telecom closes second batch of towers from Bouygues
Spanish towerco Cellnex Telecom has closed the acquisition of 270 towers from mobile operator Bouygues Telecom for €67m (US$71.1m).The acquisition is part of the second phase agreed ...
KKR and Brookfield signal interest in Telxius minority stake
US buyout firm KKR and Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management are reportedly interested in Telefónica’s Telxius. TelecomFinance understands that several other private equity firms and investors have ...
Telefónica sells Argentine unit Telefe to Viacom for US$345m to help cut debt and refocus
Telefónica has sold its Argentine broadcast unit Televisión Federal (Telefe) to US entertainment content company Viacom for US$345m in cash to help reduce ...
Telefónica agrees to sell Argentine TV business for US$400m
Entertainment content company Viacom has reportedly been selected as the winner of a bidding process to acquire Argentine broadcaster Televisión Federal (Telefe) from Telefónica, in a ...
O2 UK CEO: IPO not in 2016 or while markets still “in flux”
Telefónica’s British unit will not list this year as a result of the crippled pound and weak IPO demand triggered ...
3i Infrastructure intensifies competition for FPS Towers
Jersey-based investment firm 3i Infrastructure has reportedly joined the bidding process for French towerco FPS Towers, which could see owner Antin ...
Deutsche Telekom suspends tower sale following failed Telxius IPO
Deutsche Telekom has halted plans to sell shares in its mobile tower business in the wake of Telefónica’s abandoned listing of ...
Telefónica in €2bn bond offering in latest attempt to cut debt
Telefónica has launched a €2bn (US$2.2bn) dual-tranche note issue in its second trip to the eurobond market in a month. In ...
Eduardo Navarro de Carvalho to lead Telefónica Brasil
Telefónica has promoted chair Eduardo Navarro de Carvalho (pictured) to CEO of Telefónica Brasil, which trades as Vivo, effective 1 January 2017. He replaces Amos Genish, who ...
