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Numericable-SFR, Altice in €3.9bn bid for Vivendi’s remaining stake
Numericable-SFR and its principal owner Altice has made a €3.9 billion offer to buy out…
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Portugal Telecom shareholders approve sale to Altice
Portugal Telecom’s shareholders have approved the sale of the company’s domestic assets to Altice, the…
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Oi approves sale of Portugal Telecom to Altice
Brazilian telco Oi has approved the sale of its shares in Portugal Telecom to France’s…
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Drahi reportedly in exclusive talks to buy Portugal Telecom
French cable and telecom investor Patrick Drahi has reportedly entered into exclusive talks to buy…
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Altice open to acquiring Bouygues Telecom
Altice could be open to acquiring French service provider Bouygues Telecom, according to the Patrick…
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Apax and Bain Capital in rival bid for Portugal Telecom
Private equity groups Apax Partners and Bain Capital have made a rival bid for Portugal…
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French minister gives green light to Numericable-SFR acquisition
French economy minister Emmanuel Macron has given a green light to Numericable’s acquisition of SFR….
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Altice tables €7 billion bid for Portugal Telecom
Fresh from securing regulatory acceptance of Numericable’s takeover of SFR, telecoms investor Patrick Drahi’s Altice…
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Numericable makes its case to competition regulator
French cable operator Numericable and owner Altice have submitted a revised series of commitments to…
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Altice-Numericable in talks to buy Portugal Telecom
Just ahead of his imminent acquisition of French telco SFR, cable operator Numericable’s owner Patrick…
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Wananchi raises US$130 million for East, South African expansion
African pay TV and broadband operator Wananchi Group has closed a US$130 million (€104 million)…
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Teleste signs €20 million access network deal with Altice Group
Video and broadband technologies firm Teleste Corporation has signed a five-year deal with multinational cable…
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Altice ups stake in Numericable to 74.6%
Altice has bought a 34.6% stake in Numericable from investment firms Carlyle and Cinven, increasing its…
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Report: Iliad offer falls short of Bouygues expectations
France’s Iliad Telecom has in recent weeks made an offer for Bouygues Telecom that falls…
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Altice granted Numericable exemption
France’s financial markets regulator, the AMF, has granted Altice an exemption from an obligation to…
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Vivendi outlines future as media company after SFR deal
The sale of SFR will lead to the rebirth of Vivendi as “a new group”,…
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Numericable increases mandatory offering
French cable operator Numericable has increased the total of its mandatory bond issue to finance…
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War of words erupts between Vivendi and Bouygues
The war of words between Vivendi and Bouygues proprietor Martin Bouygues over the former’s decision…
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Bouygues extends offer for SFR
France’s Bouygues has extended its improved offer to acquire Vivendi-owned telco SFR until April 25…
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Numericable holding firm on existing offer for SFR
Numericable owner Altice has no intention of raising its offer for Vivendi’s SFR following Bouygues’…
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Bouygues makes new offer for SFR
French conglomerate Bouygues has upped the stakes in its battle with Numericable and Altice for…
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Vivendi chooses Numericable owner Altice for SFR sale
Vivendi’s supervisory board on Friday entered into exclusive negotiations with Altice to sell its SFR…
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Vivendi reportedly leaning towards Numericable for SFR sale
The ad hoc committee set up by Vivendi to weigh the rival offers for telecom…
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Bouygues ups cash offer for SFR
French telecoms-to-construction conglomerate Bouygues has upped the cash component of its offer for Vivendi-owned SFR…
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Numericable shares drop as it holds out for SFR deal
French cable operator Numericable’s controlling shareholder Altice has set a deadline of Friday for its…
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Bouygues takes on Numericable as it tables offer for SFR
Bouygues has thrown its hat into the ring in the battle for control of Vivendi-owned…
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Drahi goes on offensive as SFR lobbying intensifies
In a sign of intensifying lobbying around the future of French Vivendi-owned mobile and fixed…
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Vivendi confirms Altice approach on Numericable-SFR merger
Vivendi has confirmed that it has been approached by Numericable majority owner Patrick Drahi’s investment…
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Numericable owner Altice launches IPO
Altice, the investment vehicle of Patrick Drahi and main shareholder of French cable operator Numericable,…
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Green light for Altice’s Numericable acquisition
The French competition authority has given the green light for the acquisition of cable operator…