PARIS: Bouygues Telecom, Orange and Free-iliad have signed a memorandum of understanding with Altice France to acquire telecom operator SFR for 20.35 billion euros ($23.44 billion), including debt, the companies said Saturday. If approved by regulators, the deal would rank among Europe’s largest telecom acquisitions in recent years. The breakup of SFR would reduce the number of mobile…
Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange joint statement following the rejection of their acquisition bid by Altice France PARIS Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange have submitted a non-binding offer to acquire a large part of the telecommunications activities of the Altice group in France. While ensuring continuity of service for SFR customers and in…
PARIS: Bleu, a joint venture of Capgemini, Orange and Microsoft, is ready to offer its “cloud de confiance” services to French public and private organizations, starting from the end of 2024. Bleu aims to meet the specific cloud needs of the French State, public agencies, hospitals, regional authorities, and other critical operators, using Microsoft 365…
PARIS: Orange launched its public takeover bid on April 8 for the shares of Orange Belgium at a price of 22 euros per share. This price was determined on the basis of a multi-criteria valuation detailed in the prospectus relating to the offer approved by the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) on 31…
PARIS: Sanofi, Capgemini, Generali and Orange are forming a joint venture in France to fast-track the development of concrete healthcare solutions and to make them available to the market for the benefit of patients, a news release said. The project, on a scale that is unique in Europe, will bring together leading scientific and technological…