Daisy to expand further with acquisition of rival Alternative Networks
UK B2B telco Daisy Group has agreed to acquire local rival Alternative Networks for some £165.3m (US$206.5m), building on previous purchases ...
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Avea inks €90m loan to finance 4G-LTE investments
Türk Telekom’s mobile unit Avea has secured a €90m (US$95.7m) nine-year loan to fund investments in 4G-LTE. The loan agreement was signed with BNP ...
Oi eyes merger with AT&T’s Sky Brasil
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi is reportedly looking to merge with Sky Brasil, owned by AT&T-controlled DirecTV Latin America. Oi reportedly intends to approach the satellite television ...
Qualcomm kickstarts tender offer for NXP shares
US-based semiconductor maker Qualcomm has launched its cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares in the Netherlands’ NXP Semiconductors. Qualcomm, primarily a ...
Greece transfers 5% stake in OTE to privatisation agency ahead of planned sale
The Greek state has reportedly transferred a 5% stake in incumbent telco OTE to the country’s privatisation agency HRADF, paving the ...
Sigfox brings on Salesforce, Tamer, Total and others in €150m funding round
French IoT network operator Sigfox has raised €150m (US$159m) in its latest funding round, bringing on new investors including San ...
Warburg Pincus takes control of Inexio, eyes additional assets
US-based private equity firm Warburg Pincus has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Germany’s Inexio in a deal that values the fibre-based ...
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 ...
Vivacom denies sales talks with Orange
Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, which trades as Vivacom, has refuted reports that it is in sales talks with French incumbent Orange. In a short statement, ...
Orange looking to enter Bulgaria with Vivacom purchase
French incumbent Orange is eyeing Bulgaria’s largest telco Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, which trades as Vivacom. CEO delegate, finance and strategy Ramon Fernandez confirmed Orange’s ...
