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Bondholders’ group hires lawyers after telecoms company declines to use proceeds from asset sales to repay debt
Co-founder and key troubleshooter Armando Pereira was kept away from investors
French telecoms taps the market, but investors await more radical plans for group’s debt pile
Mobile subscriber base ‘starting to stabilise’ after SFR network improvements
Investors continue to back Altice’s French telecoms unit despite heavy debt
Consolidation will have to wait
The days of rapid expansion may be drawing to a close
Any merger would avoid scrutiny by European Commission
Stéphane Richard says 20 years of regulation have left operators ‘in fragile state’
French telecoms groups will not easily form a partnership
Merger could benefit all French mobile operators, say analysts
Vivendi’s Canal Plus loses out to Patrick Drahi’s group
Patrick Drahi’s telecoms group to pull back on deals and focus on integrating US businesses
Alcatel-Lucent chief to join Drahi group as chief operating officer and will chair Numericable-SFR
Turnround push by Patrick Drahi gathers steam
Acquisitive cable group creates new entity and splits shares to gear up for further consolidation
Investors fear failed deal will kill consolidation in sector hit hard by a brutal price war
Stéphane Richard says politicians should be ‘more humble and cautious’ when talking about industry
Minister says deal would be bad for consumers, investment and jobs
Consolidation in the competitive French sector has been much rumoured but conspicuous by its absence
Numericable-SFR deal would create France’s largest mobile operator
Good results from Bouygues and Numericable means less chance of merger romance among the telcos
Xavier Niel’s operator is reportedly about to cut prices on several of its offers
Decision to accept €3.9bn offer for Numericable-SFR greeted with anger
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