Bell Canada to buy MTS in C$3.9bn deal
Bell Canada (BCE) has agreed to acquire Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) in a C$3.9bn (US$3.1bn) cash-and-stock deal enabling it to expand in ...
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Allied Fiber units file for Chapter 11, pursue sale
US dark fibre provider Allied Fiber’s Southeast subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to “stop ...
Citic to acquire Linx Telecom assets to expand in Asia and Europe
Chinese ICT provider Citic Telecom International CPC has agreed to buy the telecoms business of Amsterdam-based Linx Telecommunications for an ...
Megafon in Rbs10bn bond offering
Russian telco Megafon (MCX:MFON) has launched a Rbs10bn (US$155.6m) bond offering, with proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes, ...
Comcast buys DreamWorks for US$3.8bn to expand in film, TV and theme parks
US cable giant Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit has agreed to buy DreamWorks Animation for some US$3.8bn in a deal which should cement its ...
Masmovil buys rival Pepephone for €158m
Spanish MVNO Masmovil has agreed to buy 100% of local virtual operator Pepephone for €158m (US$179m). Masmovil will fund half of the acquisition with debt ...
TIM names Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine as its deputy chair
The board of incumbent Telecom Italia (TIM) has appointed Arnaud de Puyfontaine, the CEO of parent company Vivendi, as its deputy chair. Over the past ...
Telenor writes down value of Indian unit, could consider exit
Norway’s Telenor has written down the value of its Indian business by NKr2.3bn (US$282.3m), with CEO Sigve Brekke saying the telco’s ...
T-Mobile US plans additional US$1.35bn note issue for spectrum purchases
T-Mobile US has agreed to issue and sell up to an additional US$1.35bn of 6% senior notes due 2024 to controlling ...
Comcast could pay US$3bn-plus for DreamWorks
US cable giant Comcast is reportedly in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation for more than US$3bn – a deal which analysts ...
