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Telefónica plans to sell its network in Peru to KKR

The Spanish telecos operator is progressing with its strategy of divestments in Latin America, with its Peruvian network currently in focus. According to today’s Expansion, citing market sources, Telefónica is on track to sell a majority stake in PangeaCo to US risk capital firm KKR. No financial details of the operation were provided. PangeaCo is the company which manages Telefónica’s fibre optic business in Peru. In the opinion of Bankinter:…


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KKR, Cinven And Providence Launch A Cash Takeover Bid For Masmovil At €22.5/Share

What was a rumour all weekend, has become official: Spain’s fourth major telecoms operator, MasMovil, has confirmed with Spanish market regulator CNMV the offer from the funds KKR, Cinven and Providence, via Lorca Telecom BidCo. The full cash bid for MasMovil from the consortium formed by the three investment funds would be at 22.5 euros/share. The price represents a premium of 20.2% over Friday’s closing price of 18.72 euros/share (capitalization of 2.466 billion euros).