Midweek Mergers: October 28

Midweek Mergers: October 28

Capacity brings you the latest mergers and acquisitions in the wholesale arena. If you have any deals you'd like us to share, please tweet us @capacitymag or email editorial@capacitymedia.com

Deal of the week




 

American Tower is to purchase a 51% stake in India’s Viom Networks for a cash deal valued at $1.2 billion. [read more




Midweek Mergers




 

VimpelCom is considering a sale or an initial public offering (IPO) for approximately 50,000 phone towers in Russia and former Soviet Union republics. [read more

 

Liberty Global is in talks to acquire Cable & Wireless Communications in a deal that could be valued at over $5 billion. [read more

 

Vivendi has further increased its stake in Telecom Italia to 20.03%. [read more




International Investments




 

Bharti Airtel has completed the sale of approximately 8,300 mobile towers in Africa for $1.7 billion. [read more

 

LetterOne Group could reportedly invest up to $4 billion into Oi if it merges with TIM Participacoes, the Brazilian unit of Telecom Italia. [read more

 

UK regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans for a spectrum auction in early 2016 as part of a wider government initiative to free up spectrum for commercial use. [read more

 


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