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Europe Operators September 30, 2021

Iliad founder hits key threshold in buyout bid

The holding company running billionaire Xavier Niel’s bid to take Iliad Group private surpassed the size of stake required to launch a squeeze-out procedure to acquire the remainder. In an…

By Chris Donkin

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Europe Operators July 30, 2021

Iliad founder makes €3.1B offer to buyout shareholders

Billionaire Xavier Niel launched a big-money bid to buy the 29 per cent of Iliad Group shares he does not already control and take it private, with the entrepreneur aiming…

By Chris Donkin

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Europe Operators November 12, 2019

Iliad boss commits €1.4B to share buyback

French operator Iliad detailed a buyback offer worth €1.4 billion, a move fully financed by the company’s billionaire founder Xavier Niel (pictured), as he offered frustrated shareholders a way out…

By Kavit Majithia

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Europe Operators February 7, 2018

EC clears Xavier Niel eir acquisition

A move by French entrepreneur Xavier Niel (pictured) to acquire Republic of Ireland operator eir moved a step closer after the deal was cleared by the European Commission (EC). In…

By Kavit Majithia

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Europe Operators September 15, 2017

Iliad owner in talks over stake in Ireland operator eir

Iliad’s majority shareholder, French billionaire Xavier Niel (pictured), is in talks to buy a significant stake in Republic of Ireland-based fixed and mobile operator eir through investment company NJJ Capital,…

By Chris Donkin

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BT Europe Operators Orange Vodafone January 29, 2016

Closing BT-EE deal signals start to further UK deal-making

BT’s completion of the £12.5 billion acquisition of the UK’s largest mobile operator, EE, is just stage one of a potentially dramatic remaking of the UK market during 2016. While…

By Richard Handford

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Europe Operators Orange January 26, 2016

Xavier Niel eyes move into UK mobile market – report

French billionaire Xavier Niel held “preliminary” talks with Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, about acquiring infrastructure that could become available following the £10.5 billion 3 UK-Telefonica O2 merger. According to…

By Richard Handford

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