Oak Hill further bolsters fibre assets with Sovernet Communications buy
Oak Hill Capital Partners has struck a deal to acquire Sovernet Communications, further consolidating its fibre assets in the US’ ...
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Indosat Ooredoo issues Rp3.46trn bonds to refinance debt, pay for spectrum
Indonesian telecoms and satellite operator Indosat Ooredoo is selling Rp3.172trn (US$242m) worth of senior unsecured bonds and Rp288bn (US$22m) in sukuk ijarah. ...
Dish Network eyes strategic deals with larger US$3bn convertible bond
US satellite broadcaster Dish Network has closed a private convertible bond offering worth US$3bn for strategic deals, which it said could include ...
India invites applications for spectrum auction which could raise record-breaking US$83bn
The Indian government has called for applications to participate in a mammoth spectrum auction that telecoms secretary J.S. Deepak has ...
Francesco Liberatore leaves Jones Day for Squire Patton Boggs
Communications and competition lawyer Francesco Liberatore has joined Squire Patton Boggs from Jones Day as a partner in its London ...
Bell Canada to take full control of Q9 Networks in data services push
Bell Canada has struck a C$675m (US$513m) deal to take full control of data centre operator Q9 Networks in an effort ...
AT&T in US$5bn exchange offering
US telco AT&T has launched offers to exchange up to 21 series of senior unsecured notes for up to US$5bn worth of ...
Telecom Egypt board gives final 4G licence approval
The board of state-owned Telecom Egypt has given its final approval to buy a 4G licence. The country’s fixed-line monopoly holder will pay ...
Omantel calls off talks with suitor for its Worldcall Telecom stake amid disagreements
State-owned incumbent Omantel has ended talks with a Pakistani investor interested in buying its shares in loss-making Worldcall Telecom in Pakistan. Omantel said ...
MTS sells stake in Uzbek operator to gov’t in wake of corruption probe
Russia’s largest wireless operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has sold its 50.1% stake in Uzbekistan’s Universal Mobile Systems (UMS) to the ...
