mergers and acquisitions
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies has moved into the cyber security market in Egypt, by acquiring Cysiv MEA, a technology company headquartered in Cairo. -
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of 75% acquisition of VOO SA by Orange Belgium.
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A recruitment company has invested in Neutrality.one, the Dubai-based company run by George (Jerzy) Szlosarek.
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Brands such as BAI Communications and ZenFi Networks are set to disappear in a rebranding exercise.
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French company Altice now owns 50% of Vodafone’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) company in Germany.
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AtlasEdge has completed its acquisition of Datacenter One, a deal that brings more than 140 customers for its four data centres.
Forthcoming events
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Capacity Middle East 2024
Capacity Middle East is the largest carrier meeting for the Middle Eastern region, uniting the region’s key ICT players. -
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Inmarsat and Viasat have overcome the latest hurdle in their fight through international regulators to approve their US$7.3 billion merger.
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The merger between True Corporation and Total Access Communication – AKA Dtac has been completed according to Dtac’s majority owner Telenor.
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Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges has decided the company’s stake in BT was its “biggest mistake”.
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South African mobile commerce company Blue Label Telecoms wants to increase its stake in mobile operator Cell C from 49.5%, but not yet.
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Kate Johnson, the new CEO of Lumen, has confirmed that its pause in building out fibre “was more of a stop button than a pause button”.
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The owner of four of the UK’s smaller fibre operators are merging their operations in the face of rising competition.
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Australian carrier Vocus is to acquire Challenge Networks, which provides 4G and 5G private mobile networks.
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The Telecel group does not plan to fire staff at Vodafone Ghana, which it acquired last month for a reported US$900 million.
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Last year’s M&A deals in the data centre industry were US$1 billion down on 2021, but private equity’s share rose dramatically.
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BT has sold its fibre network in four German cities – Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart – to 1&1 Versatel.
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Rogers Communications’ takeover of Shaw Communications has moved a step closer after the Competition Bureau’s effort to overturn the deal was dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal.
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Californian internet of things (IoT) company Semtech has completed its US$1.2 billion acquisition of Canadian IoT company Sierra Wireless.
