The Carlyle Group has announced it has made a €1.1 billion investment in French cablenet Numericable, and its subsidiary Completel, taking a 37.8% stake.
Lehman and Barkat look to tap HOT
Lehman Brothers Holdings has joined Eli Barkat in talks to acquire a 15% stake in the Israeli network HOT Cable Systems.
Three bidders for Alice France
Three bidders have shown an interest in acquiring the French ISP Alice, part of Telecom Italia, according to the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Neuf Cegetel, Iliad and Numericable […]
Mixed year for Romtelecom
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom saw a dramatic increase in subscriber numbers in 2007 despite its financial performance leaving something to be desired.
Record revenues, but Intelsat still making losses
Intelsat has reported record annual revenues of $2.183.1 billion (€13.91 bn) for the year ending December 31, 2007. However, the Bermuda-housed operator still recorded a net loss of $191.9 million.
KPN confirms interest in Belgian DTT
The Dutch incumbent telecom operator KPN is seriously interested in taking part in the Belgian DTT service, said Marcel Smith, KPN CFO. The activities would go through the Belgian operations […]
Good year for Golden Telecom
Russia’s Golden Telecom has posted a net profit of $152.6 million (€96.8 million) in 2007, or 77.9% more than in the previous year.
Kudelski buys French smart card outfit
Kudelski Group has acquired the French smart card provider EDSI.
Kartellamt okays Orion acquisition by KDG
The German competition authority Bundeskartellamt has approved the acquisition of some of the Orion cable networks by Kabel Deutschland KDG. The deal will bring 1.2 million households into the KDG […]
Filmflex sale rescues Seachange
SeaChange International moved back into the black in the fourth quarter after the VOD hardware and software provider received a $12.6 million gain on the sale of its interest in […]