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Explainer-Why are European telecom firms selling assets?
Date: October 31, 2023
Explainer-Why are European telecom firms selling assets? By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Vodafone’s bid on Tuesday to sell its Spanish business is the latest move by European telecom firms trying to strengthen their financial health by divesting assets, consolidating markets and selling stakes to investors. Buried under billions of euros of debt, European telecom...
Apollo, JB capital preparing bid for vodafone’s spanish unit, expansion says
Date: October 9, 2023
Apollo, JB Capital preparing bid for Vodafone’s Spanish unit, Expansion says MADRID (Reuters) – U.S.-based buyout fund Apollo Global Management is readying a bid with local fund JB Capital for the Spanish unit of telecom giant Vodafone, the Expansion newspaper reported on Monday citing unidentified sources with knowledge of the matter. The news about a...
UBS shuffles bank bosses in bid to better compete with wall street
Date: August 8, 2023
UBS shuffles bank bosses in bid to better compete with Wall Street LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -UBS on Monday announced an overhaul of its investment banking division, including naming the unit’s M&A chiefs, marking a key step in integrating Credit Suisse. UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti is seizing on the opportunity presented by the rescue takeover of...
UK regulator seeks public input on Microsoft-Activision deal
Date: July 31, 2023
UK regulator seeks public input on Microsoft-Activision deal LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s antitrust regulator on Monday called for public responses on whether Microsoft’s $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard, maker of video game “Call of Duty”, should be cleared ahead of a final decision by Aug. 29. Microsoft says the deal, which the Competition and Markets...
CDS panel rules UBS is sole successor to credit suisse after merger
Date: July 17, 2023
CDS panel rules UBS is sole successor to Credit Suisse after merger LONDON (Reuters) -A committee that reviews disputes in the credit default swaps (CDS) market said on Monday that UBS is the sole successor to Credit Suisse Group following the merger of the two banks. This means that Credit Suisse will no longer be...
Travel agency booking to defend ETraveli deal at July 7 EU hearing
Date: July 6, 2023
Travel agency Booking to defend ETraveli deal at July 7 EU hearing By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Online travel agency Booking Holdings will on Friday try to convince European Union antitrust regulators to allow its 1.63 billion euro ($1.8 billion) acquisition of Sweden’s Etraveli Group, despite concerns it could hurt competition. Booking announced...