Zain expects to agree US$500m-plus tower sale by end of H1 2017
Kuwaiti telco Zain has shortlisted two bidders to buy its mobile towers in Saudi Arabia and expects to seal a US$500m-plus ...
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Oi hires Laplace as financial adviser, Sawiris and bondholders consider bid
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi has reportedly hired restructuring specialist Laplace Finanças to replace PJT Partners as its financial adviser on its debt restructuring. Meanwhile, a ...
Telecom Personal to raise US$83m in bond offering for network investments
The mobile unit of Telecom Argentina, Telecom Personal, is issuing two series of negotiable bonds worth a combined US$83.5m, under its US$1bn ...
Lumos to buy Clarity to expand fibre footprint, hires UBS to offload LEC assets
US fibre operator Lumos Networks has agreed to acquire south-eastern-focused Clarity Communications Group for an undisclosed amount. Lumos also said it has hired UBS to help ...
Tele2 poaches strategy EVP Stina Andersson from majority shareholder
Swedish operator Tele2 has named Stina Andersson as executive vice president for strategy and business development and a member of its leadership team. Assuming her position on ...
GTT boosts dark fibre, cloud assets with US$590m Hibernia Networks buy
US-based cloud networking provider GTT Communications has agreed to acquire Hibernia Networks, a global network operator with terrestrial and subsea fibre ...
Trump victory gives rise to concerns about AT&T-Time Warner, future TMT M&A
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the US presidential election saw shares in Time Warner fall on Wednesday amid fears that the ...
Broadcom inks US$6.5bn bridge loan for Brocade acquisition
US semiconductor developer Broadcom has reportedly secured a US$6.5bn debt financing deal with six banks to pay for its acquisition of network equipment maker Brocade ...
Mark Williams to lead BRG’s TMT practice in London
Berkeley Research Group (BRG) has named Mark Williams as MD and leader of its newly-formed EMEA TMT practice, based in London. “We are thrilled ...
Telkom Kenya picks industry veteran Sundararaman Pattabiraman as new CFO
Mobile operator Telkom Kenya has named Sundararaman Pattabiraman as its new CFO, succeeding François Bresson. He joins from rival Safaricom, which is partly owned ...
