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Turning down Iliad’s €15bn bid is a mistake for telecoms group
UK-based telecoms group rebuffs French company’s revised offer but says ‘discussions with others’ will continue
The deal would create a joint venture ranking as Italy’s largest mobile operator
Move comes less than two years after UK-based telecoms group rejected previous offer of more than €11bn
The forests of Euboea were turned to ash in the blaze but, two years later, there are lessons in its gradual recovery
UK-listed telecoms group says bid does not represent ‘best interests of shareholders’
Plans by the FTSE 100 group to consolidate pan-European telecoms look increasingly shaky
Offer made as UK-listed telecoms group comes under pressure from activist investors to restructure
Xavier Niel wants to consolidate in what would be test of regulatory appetite for shake-up
Billionaire founder’s tender offer for remaining 30% signals belief that group’s prospects are undervalued
Investors want more than just consolidation and cost-cutting
Xavier Niel’s telecoms group has already agreed to buy 40% stake from 2 investment funds
Entrepreneur Xavier Niel’s bet is a shrewd one
French billionaire offers big premium for a fifth of his telecoms group’s share capital
Struggling French telecoms group faces investor scrutiny over how payouts calculated
A target of €300m of free cash flow from telecoms this year will prove difficult
Investors who think service agreements are debt-free must have their wires crossed
Telecoms group looks to raise cash to bolster its balance sheet
A falling share price, insider trading conviction and controversial pay scheme add to annoyance
Maxime Lombardini punished for share sale before failed 2014 move for T-Mobile USA
Maxime Lombardini sold shares ahead of Iliad’s takeover bid for T-Mobile USA in 2014
For investors, the story will get worse before it gets better
Telecoms group is under pressure in its home market after price war
Shares at 8-year low on worries over cash flow, consolidation and strategy
Mobile phone price war triggered by French group sees third-quarter revenue fall 15%
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