Accelerating quad-play drive sparks Sunrise Communications/UPC Switzerland convergence tie-up
The march towards convergent services continues to push TMT to the deal table, with cable giant Liberty Global playing an important ...
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European telcos may divest assets to counter financial stress post 5G spectrum auctions
Higher-than-expected spectrum costs in an increasingly competitive European telecoms market could force more telcos in the region to sell assets ...
Inge Smidts to replace John Reid as Cable & Wireless Communications CEO following spin-off | Leadership
Liberty Global has promoted its CMO Inge Smidts to lead Cable & Wireless Communications as CEO in February, after spinning the regional cableco out with ...
Zegona names Dean Checkley CFO to free up Howard Kalika for M&A scouting
TMT turnaround investor Zegona Communications has stepped up the hunt for its next takeover by releasing Howard Kalika from his CFO duties to focus all ...
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 ...
UK recoups £440m from BT and ‘efficiency savings’ to extend super-fast broadband to remote areas
The UK government is using subsidies clawed back from incumbent telco BT and cash from “efficiency savings” to invest £442m (US$543m) ...
Liberty Global’s Virgin Media agrees US$3.4bn loan as Ziggo inks €100m facility
Cable giant Liberty Global’s UK and Ireland unit Virgin Media and Dutch unit Ziggo have secured loans of US$3.4bn and €100m ...
21st Century Fox makes renewed attempt to consolidate Sky with US$14bn offer
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has reached a preliminary agreement to take full control of Sky in a deal valuing the UK ...
Virgin Media launches US$750m term loan for refinancing
Liberty Global’s UK and Ireland unit Virgin Media is launching a senior secured term loan of at least US$750m due ...
Ofcom wants BT to share infrastructure with rivals to boost nationwide ultrabroadband deployment
UK incumbent telco BT would be forced to share infrastructure to help rivals build their own ‘full-fibre’ networks, and reduce the country’s reliance ...
