Megafon and Mail.ru confirm talks, telco could take stake in internet company
Russian telco Megafon has confirmed that it is in talks with local internet group Mail.ru that could see it become a shareholder ...
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Axiata and Airtel close landmark Bangladesh merger
Malaysia’s Axiata Group and India’s Bharti Airtel have completed the merger of their units in Bangladesh, marking the South Asian country’s first ever telecoms ...
TPG Telecom may look to equity raise to fund spectrum auction bid, push into mobile
Australian ISP TPG Telecom could reportedly consider an equity raise to fund its participation in the country’s upcoming 700 MHz spectrum ...
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 ...
Vodafone will not float Indian unit before March 2017
Vodafone Group has said it will not list its Indian unit before March next year. In its half-year report, the British-based ...
Verizon buys LQD WiFi assets to further solidify IoT and smart cities footprint
Verizon Communications has purchased substantially all of the assets of street-smart kiosk company LQD WiFi for an undisclosed amount. LQD’s Palo is an ...
Aurelius forms new bondholder group to negotiate with Oi
New York-based Aurelius Capital Management has reportedly formed a second dissident group of bondholders at Brazilian telco Oi, likely complicating ...
United Internet in pole position to buy Host Europe Group after Deutsche Telekom bows out
German incumbent Deutsche Telekom (ETR:DTE) has reportedly pulled out of the bidding process for local web-hosting company Host Europe Group (HEG) ...
DNA targets up to €518m from IPO designed to position it for further growth
Finland’s third largest mobile operator DNA aims to raise about €464m-€518m (US$494m-US$556m) in an IPO valuing the company at €1.3bn-€1.47bn ...
Interoute secures €275m term loan for refinancing
UK-based data centre operator Interoute has secured a €275m (US$294.8m) senior secured term loan facility through its subsidiary Interoute Finco. The company said ...
