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EQT and Stonepeak to share ownership of Delta Fiber

Private equity outfit EQT’s new infrastructure fund – EQT Infrastructure V – and another private equity investor, Stonepeak, have jointly agreed to acquire Dutch FTTH network provider Delta Fiber from EQT Infrastructure III. Following the closing of the deal, expected in December, each party will hold a 50% stake the company. With the acquisition of […]

KPN rejects bids

Dutch telco KPN has said it has rejected two bids to acquire the company on the grounds that they failed to offer an additional value over the company’s own growth strategy. KPN said that its boards concluded that both approaches fail to provide tangible and material added value over KPN’s recently updated growth strategy KPN […]

EQT to buy Melita from Apax and Fortina

Private equity outfit EQT is to buy Maltese cable operator Melita from Apax Partners and Fortina Capital. EQT’s infrastructure unit said it would support Melita’s growth by further upgrading its fixed and mobile networks and opening an additional data centre location on Malta. It will also support Melita’s internationalisation strategy including its recent expansion in […]

Liberty Global seen as possible buyer for Orange Switzerland

Pan European cable operator Liberty Global and a raft of private equity firms are reportedly in the running to acquire the Swiss arm of France Telecom. The French telecom firm and pay TV operator announced at the end of July that it was looking to sell Orange Switzerland as part of a portfolio review that […]