Charter resurfaces with US$2.5bn of note sales as corporate debt skyrockets
US-based cableco Charter Communications has sold US$1.25bn of 30-year bonds and reopened its 5.125% 10-year notes for US$1.25bn as issuance continues ...
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TMT bond sales soar in US market | Analysis
A throng of telcos priced US dollar-denominated corporate debt ahead of the widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal ...
Altice bolts-on Teads for €285m as new group CTO Bruno Zerbib comes on line
Netherlands-based telecoms and media group Altice has purchased online video ad marketplace Teads for €285m (US$308m) to bolster its convergence strategy and capitalise on ...
Dish Network launches US$1bn bond as it continues to eye spectrum acquisitions
As Dish Network launched another mammoth convertible bond for potential spectrum and wireless-related deals, the US satellite TV provider’s stock dipped as ...
Verizon gets a US$350m discount on Yahoo deal following massive data breaches
Yahoo has agreed to cut US$350m off its original US$4.83bn sale price to appease its prospective buyer Verizon. It comes after two ...
Softbank to scale up investment activities by taking Fortress private
Japan’s Softbank has taken another step in what it terms its ‘2.0 transformation strategy’ by striking a US$3.3bn deal to buy diversified ...
Trump designates net neutrality challenger Ajit Pai as FCC chair
President Donald Trump has promoted Republican FCC commissioner Ajit Pai to head the US Federal Communications Commission. Pai will succeed Tom Wheeler who ...
Banking veteran Fatine Layt to open and head LionTree’s Paris office
US telecoms boutique financial adviser LionTree has chosen Fatine Layt to open and lead its new European office in Paris. The advisory firm ...
Special Feature: Telcos pin hopes on convergence amidst communication revolution
The global trend for telecoms operators to pursue convergence strategies is unlikely to slow down in 2017 as the industry ...
Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 250
TelecomFinance’s Editor Pauline Renaud discusses the latest industry developments in “All eyes on America“. This Viewpoint ran in TelecomFinance Issue 250. ...
