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New investment vehicle may launch with SoftBank as sole investor
T-Mobile's ambitions to acquire Sprint pose a threat to consumers and workers.
US justice department attorneys raise questions over $26bn tie-up
Sprint and T-Mobile have a long on-again, off-again history.
The outlook for both companies would be worse if they stayed independent
Mooted telecoms deal takes political heat as Democratic senators pile in
Executives talk up merger prospects in France while CK Hutchison returns to dealmaking
Cambridge Analytica shuts; KKR, VW, House of Fraser, and Sprint-T-Mobile merger in the news
Mobile phone tycoon to head SoftBank’s international operations, government affairs
After initial rally, bond price has fallen as fears grow that regulators will block tie-up
Monday’s flurry of dealmaking takes value of 2018’s global transactions to $1.7tn
Combination will see Deutsche Telekom in lead role after years of failed efforts
Dealmakers argue that only the huge can survive in today’s economy
SoftBank might have secured a more favourable tie-up last year but for chief Son’s stubborn streak
Combination of third and fourth-biggest US wireless carriers faces regulatory hurdles
Combined group would have a market capitalisation of more than $80bn
Third attempt to create a wireless group that can better take on Verizon and AT&T
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