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Vodafone plans to file for India IPO in Aug, listing seen in Q4 -sources

HONG KONG, June 23 (Reuters) - Vodafone Group is likely to file a draft prospectus for the planned IPO of its Indian business in August with the listing expected in the fourth quarter, in a deal seen raising as much as $2.5 billion, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. T

EU mergers and takeovers (June 21)

BRUSSELS, June 21 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- Private equity firms the Carlyle Group and Crestview Advisors to jointly acquire U.S. sports and entertainment event

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: RBC Downgrades Circassia To Sector Perform

UPDATE 1-Telia sells Yoigo stake to Masmovil, sees capital gain of over 4 bln SEK

(Adds details) June 21 (Reuters) - Telia * Swedish telecom operator Telia says has agreed to sell its 76.6 percent stake in Spain's Yoigo to Masmovil in a 479 million euro ($543 million) deal * Telia looking to step back from business outside its Nordic and Baltic core markets<

Vodafone CEO urges Britain to stay in EU to shape digital market

LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Europe's biggest mobile group Vodafone warned that Britain needs to remain in the European Union to influence the development of the single market for digital services, one the fastest growing parts of the economy. "We think the digital sin

UPDATE 3-South Africa's MTN names Vodafone Europe head as new CEO

* Rob Shuter to take over by July 2017 * Has risk-management, banking experience * Comes days after firm agreed to pay $1.7 bln fine * MTN looks to overhaul governance standards, strategy (Adds analyst comment, appointment of head M&A) By Tiisetso Motsoeneng JOHANN

RPT-South Africa's MTN names Vodafone Europe head as new CEO

(Repeats story to more subscribers) JOHANNESBURG, June 20 (Reuters) - South African mobile phone operator MTN named Vodafone European cluster head Rob Shuter as its new chief executive on Monday. Shuter, who will start no later than July 2017, replaces Sifiso Dabengwa, who resigned la

South Africa's MTN names Vodafone Europe head as new CEO

JOHANNESBURG, June 20 (Reuters) - South African mobile phone operator MTN named Vodafone European cluster head Rob Shuter as its new chief executive on Monday. Shuter, who will start no later than July 2017, replaces Sifiso Dabengwa, who resigned last November after a $5.2 billion fine in N

UPDATE 1-Egypt Orange offered 4G licence for $400 million in spectrum shake-up

(Adds background and comment from Vodafone) CAIRO, June 19 (Reuters) - Orange Egypt said on Sunday that Egypt's telecommunications regulator had asked it to pay 3.54 billion Egyptian pounds ($399 million) for a licence to offer fourth-generation mobile phone services. The regulator ha

German regulator to resubmit proposal to EU on vectoring

FRANKFURT, June 16 (Reuters) - Germany's telecoms regulator will try again to persuade the European Commission to approve Deutsche Telekom plans to use its existing copper wiring to connect homes and offices to its high-speed fibre-optic broadband network. Competitors including Vodafone com

EU to decide on Vodafone, Liberty Global's Dutch deal by July 19

BRUSSELS, June 15 - European Union antitrust regulators will rule by July 19 whether to clear a plan by British mobile operator Vodafone and U.S. cable company Liberty Global to merge their Dutch operations. The companies sought approval from the European Commission on Tuesday, according t

Orange is open to M&A moves in Europe, CEO says

PARIS, June 14 (Reuters) - French number one telecoms operator Orange is open to merger moves in Europe with the aim to become one of the two biggest regional companies in the sector, Chief Executive Officer Stephane Richard said on Tuesday. "We consider Orange as a major European actor," R

Vodafone to keep Spain's Ono as separate company for tax reasons

MADRID, June 13 (Reuters) - British telecoms operator Vodafone will keep Spain's Ono as a separate company for tax reasons, a spokesman for the group said on Monday, after its 7.2 billion-euro ($8.1 billion) acquisition of the cable operator was sealed in 2014. Spain's Supreme Court recentl

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BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Macquarie Downgrades Vodafone To Neutral