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Run of acquisitions probably quenches thirst for fibre connectivity ahead of wider 5G rollout

14 December, 2020

The hunger for acquisitions in fibre connectivity is gnawing at the industry amid a wave of deals involving strategic and financial players bulking up to support 5G.

The global COVID-19 disaster, however, is being felt as mobile operators are expected to spend…

Telecoms investments rebound as 5G hype drives infrastructure valuations

8 August, 2019

The fervent 5G hype that is helping raise telecoms infrastructure valuations to new heights is driving investors to pump more cash into the connectivity space.

US TMT investments have rebounded in Q2 after a slow start in early 2019. The jump in deal value is a result of...

Telecoms M&A to outpace IPO as infrastructure funds snap up assets

12 June, 2019

Infrastructure funds’ pursuit of telecoms assets to meet 5G deployment needs is expected to see M&A outpace public offerings within the global telecoms industry for the rest of 2019.

Fibre, data centres and towers remain top acquisition targets, especially those...

Growing private equity demand for connectivity infrastructure in overdrive as under-pressure telcos mull refinancing

16 January, 2019

Private equity firms are widely expected to snap up more connectivity infrastructure assets in 2019, particularly those divested from telcos as non-core businesses as part of their refinancing strategies.

Some of the players on the 2019 watchlist include...

8 March, 2017

British connectivity and internet infrastructure provider Metronet UK has acquired fibre network firm Venus Business Communications for an undisclosed sum to boost its presence in the London market. The transaction will help Metronet’s aim to build a national disruptive platform by providing faster connectivity and communications to end users, as well as a transit network across Europe.

Run of acquisitions probably quenches thirst for fibre connectivity ahead of wider 5G rollout

Telecoms investments rebound as 5G hype drives infrastructure valuations

Telecoms M&A to outpace IPO as infrastructure funds snap up assets

Growing private equity demand for connectivity infrastructure in overdrive as under-pressure telcos mull refinancing

Metronet UK buys Venus to boost its London business as data centres continue to consolidate

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