Vodacom not looking for other M&A deals after blocked Maziv merger
South Africa's biggest telecoms operator Vodacom said on Monday it will not look into other M&A deals after its proposed ...
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Competition Tribunal blocks R14-billion Vodacom-Vumatel fibre deal
The Competition Tribunal has blocked Vodacom’s planned investment of up to R14 billion into Maziv, the fibre holding company recently formed by Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa. The proposed transaction ...
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Vodacom may appeal ruling against deal to create SA’s largest fibre company
Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile network operator, could well appeal a Competition Tribunal ruling prohibiting a proposed multi-billion-rand merger between it, Dark Fibre Africa (DFA ...
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Blocked Vodacom merger derails South African telcos M&A push, analysts say
JOHANNESBURG: The Competition Tribunal's decision to block a merger between Vodacom and a major fibre operator will likely derail a push by South African telecoms firms to use big M&A deals as a ...
Independent Online8d
Maziv’s fibre network expansion plans jeopardised by Vodacom merger setback
The Tribunal has yet to provide reasons for blocking the deal, and Vodacom is awaiting the paperwork before deciding whether to appeal. Maziv was founded in May 2022 through Dark Fibre Africa (DFA ...
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Competition authority blocks Vodacom's proposed merger with Maziv
Vodacom announced in 2021 that it would pay R6bn ($339m) in cash and in certain fibre assets valued at R4.2bn for a 30% stake in Maziv, the recently formed fibre holding company of Dark Fibre ...
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Vodacom considers appeal against Competition Tribunal blocking Vumatel deal
Maziv was established to pool Vumatel, DFA, and Vodacom’s fibre assets to facilitate the transaction. Vodacom’s purchase price included an initial cash consideration of R6 billion ...
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South Africa Blocks Vodacom's $745m Acquisition of Fiber Assets
South Africa's Competition Tribunal blocks Vodacom's $745 million acquisition of Remgro Ltd.'s fiber businesses, impacting telecom and fiber expansion plans. Vodacom to review Tribunal's decision ...
Bloomberg L.P.14d
South Africa Tribunal Blocks $745 Million Vodacom Fiber Deal
South Africa’s antitrust tribunal prohibited Vodacom Group Ltd.’s 13.2 billion-rand ($745 million) deal to buy a stake in Remgro Ltd.’s fiber businesses. The nation’s antitrust regulator ...
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Competition Tribunal prohibits Vodacom-Maziv R14bn merger deal
The Competition Tribunal has today issued an order prohibiting the proposed transaction involving mobile operator Vodacom and fibre infrastructure company Maziv. Following the order, Vodacom ...
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Blocked Vodacom merger derails S.African telcos M&A push, analysts say
REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo JOHANNESBURG, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block a merger between Vodacom and a major fibre operator will likely derail a push by ...