Articles tagged with: Singtel and Mtn

Bharti Airtel and MTN May Extend Merger Talks

India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group are expected to extend the deadline for their merger talks due to the complexity of the negotiations, sources have told the Wall Street Journal. The issue is reported to be down to issues with Singapore Telecom, which owns 30% of Bharti Airtel.  more

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Fitch Comments on Potential Transaction Between Bharti and MTN

Fitch Ratings has commented that it will closely monitor developments following the disclosure by India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group that they are engaged in exclusive discussions to potentially acquire stakes in each other, with a view to eventually achieving a full merger.  more

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MTN restarts merger talks with India's Bharti

India's Bharti Airtel has resumed merger talks with South Africa's MTN - after they broke down last year. Under the proposed terms of the deal, Bharti would acquire a 49% shareholding in MTN and, in turn, MTN and its shareholders would acquire an approximate 36% economic interest in Bharti, of which 25% would be held by MTN with the remainder held directly by MTN shareholders.  more

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Credit crisis brings telecoms to a turning point

Opinion piece by Matt Walker, principal analyst at Ovum  more

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