Cellnex goes organic as Hutch deal closes
Cellnex Telecom is putting its wallet away following the long-awaited completion of its UK towers deal, focusing instead on organic growth and boosting its credit rating.
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Vodafone’s multi-billion-euro towers deal is all about control
Vodafone has agreed a co-control deal for its Vantage Towers business with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR that could bring in cash proceeds of up to €7.1 billion.
Vantage Towers could seal KKR deal within days
KKR has emerged as the favourite to acquire a stake in Vodafone’s towers business and could broker a deal very soon, if it gets its way, it emerged this week.
American Tower and Cellnex both acquire new allies
Giant Towercos American Tower and Cellnex have opted for partnerships to help them with the next phase of their expansion.
Cellnex can’t seem to resist a bit of UK M&A
Telco infrastructure giant Cellnex has opened its wallet once again in order to expand its UK presence.
Globe adds another US$340 million to towers stash
Globe Telecom has agreed to sell 1,350 towers to Phil-Tower Consortium for 20 billion pesos (almost US$340 million), its third towers deal in the past few months.
Talk of Vodafone towers deal comes quickly after Niel news
Vodafone is reportedly looking to sell a multi-billion-pound stake in its Vantage Towers business, a move that would help it reduce debt and keep shareholders off its back.
Edotco Malaysian towers share sale could raise US$1 billion
Edotco Group is reportedly working on a deal that could bring in as much as US$1 billion from the sale of shares, more than half of which would help to fund its own growth ambitions.
Oi’s tower deal marks the beginning of the end
Brazil’s Oi is getting closer to selling itself out of existence, announcing this week the disposal of a portfolio of fixed infrastructure assets to local player Highline.
Helios Towers hails revenue growth in H1 2022, driven by M&As
UK-based telecommunications tower company Helios Towers reported today 25% revenue growth YoY in H1 2022 to US$265.4 million, predominantly driven by acquisition sprees across Africa.
Cellnex says no more major European M&A… for now
Spanish infrastructure giant Cellnex plans to build its presence in Europe by deploying tens of thousands of new sites, but major M&A deals appear to be off the table for a few years. Alongside the presentation of a solid set of first-half financials on Thursday, the passive infrastructure specialist revealed that it will spend €6.5 […]
Vodafone NZ brings in NZ$1.7 billion from selling its towers
Vodafone New Zealand has agreed a NZ$1.7 billion deal that will see InfraRed Capital Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners take control of 80% of its mobile towers assets.
DT gets best of both worlds with €17.5 billion towers deal
German operator group Deutsche Telekom has agreed to sell a 51% stake in its towers business to DigitalBridge and Brookfield in a deal that values the asset at €17.5 billion.
Cellnex backs away from Deutsche Telekom towers deal
Cellnex Telecom has pulled out of the race to acquire a stake in Deutsche Telekom’s towers portfolio, leaving the way open for KKR to ink a deal.
Cellnex reportedly offers part of its business to DT in exchange for towers
According to Reuters tower firm Cellnex has offered German operator Deutsche Telekom a stake in its business as a further incentive to sell it its tower division.
Investors look to throw more cash at towers in Germany and Australia
Deutsche Telekom has reportedly attracted more would-be investors for its €20 billion towers business, while antipodean rumours suggest OMERS is looking for more assets in Australia.
Globe wants $1.5 billion for towers
Globe Telecom is looking to sell a swathe of its telecoms towers in a deal that could raise as much as US$1.5 billion, it emerged late last week.
New laws are slowing UK 5G rollout – IEA
A recent study by the Institute of Economic Affairs found changes in the laws around compensation for landowners has created ill-will between them and operators.
Spain offers tower companies €150 million for 5G
The Spanish government plans to award €150 million in funding to passive infrastructure companies willing to support the rollout of 5G in areas with poor mobile data coverage.
Telia offloads 49% of its towers in Sweden
Swedish operator group Telia has completed the sale of a minority stake in its Swedish tower business to investors Brookfield and Alecta.
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