China Mobile said on Monday it had offered to acquire HKBN in a deal valuing the Hong Kong-based broadband company at HK$6.86 billion ($882 million), as it looks to counter a move from a private equity firm. Earlier, U...
Australian pension funds TelstraSuper, Equip Super to merge
Australian telecom major Telstra’s pension fund arm TelstraSuper will merge with bigger peer Equip Super creating a combined fund that would manage around A$60 billion ($38.8 billion), the funds said in a joint...
Telefonica’s sale of Peruvian fibre network falls through
Telefonica’s sale of stakes in its fibre optic network in Peru to private equity fund KKR and Chilean telecom firm Entel announced in July 2023 fell through, Entel said in a filing to the regulator on Thursday...
TCIL may sell 15% stake in Bharti Hexacom in two or more tranches
State-run Telecommunication Consultants India Limited (TCIL) is likely to sell its remaining 15% share in Bharti Hexacom in multiple tranches for a windfall income. “The government is considering selling out 15%...
Bharti Global completes acquisition of 24.5% stake in BT Group
Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has completed the acquisition of 24.5% stake in UK’s BT Group plc, marking the Sunil Mittal-led company’s second major international foray after...
Tata Communications divests 100% stake in ATM biz for Rs 330 cr
Tata Communications is set to divest its entire 100% stake to Transaction Solutions International (India) (TSI), a company majority-owned by Australia’s digital payments and financial services provider, Findi. The deal...
Frontier shareholders approve $9.6 billion deal with Verizon
Frontier Communications shareholders have approved a $9.6 billion sale to Verizon, the company said on Wednesday, even as a number of large investors sought to get a higher price. Shareholders had until Wednesday to...
Bharti Telecom hikes stake in Airtel to 40.33%
Bharti Telecom Ltd (BTL), the key promoter company of Bharti Airtel, has increased its stake in the Sunil Mittal-led telco to 40.33% by acquiring an additional 1.2% from another Airtel promoter group entity, Indian...
KKR, Singtel gets Competition Commission’s approval to acquire stake in STT GDC
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday cleared KKR-affiliate Ruby Asia Holdings II and Singtel’s proposal to acquire a stake in STT GDC. ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is a wholly-owned...
Blocked Vodacom merger derails S.African telcos M&A push, analysts say
The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block a merger between Vodacom and a major fibre operator will likely derail a push by South African telecoms firms to use big M&A deals as a shortcut to digital...
AT&T announces $1 bln fiber deal with Corning
AT&T said on Monday it had struck a $1 billion multi-year deal with Corning to buy fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions, as the U.S. telecom giant looks to expand its high-speed internet services. WHY IT’S...
Verizon bid for Frontier faces investor skepticism, sources say
Some of Frontier Communications’ largest shareholders are concerned about its planned $9.6 billion takeover by Verizon Communications, with its second-largest investor planning to vote against the deal, three...
