Articles tagged with: Ipo and Verizon

Telecoms dealmaking on hold in 4Q '08

According to a new study from Ovum, global economic downturn depressed valuations and dealmaking in the telecom sector in 4Q 2008. Based on Ovum's report, M&A deal count was 129 in 4Q08, from 192 in 4Q07, with only four deals valued above US$1 billion, from 10 in 4Q07.  more

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New IPO Candidate NextG Culls $40 Million From Private Placement

SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Wireless infrastructure company NextG Networks, which last week filed for an initial public offering of $150 million, has recently raised more than $40 million in Series C funding from venture investors.  more

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Vodafone to Pay $2.1 Billion for Mobile License in Qatar

ictQATAR, Qatar's telecommunications regulator has announced that the Vodafone/Qatar Foundation Consortium will pay a fee of QAR 7.716 billion (US$2.12 billion) for the country's second mobile license. Vodafone and partner Qatar Foundation Consortium won Qatar's second mobile license, beating AT&T and Verizon Communications in December last year - although the final payment details were not announced at the time.  more

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