Vodafone Group

Vodafone Group Plc engages in telecommunication services in Europe and internationally. The firms offers mobile services that enable customers to call, text and access data, fixed line services, including broadband, television (TV) offerings, and voice and convergence services under the GigaKombi and Vodafone One names to customers. It also provides mobile, fixed and a suite of converged communication services, such as Internet of Things (IoT) comprising managed IoT connectivity, automotive and insurance services, as well as smart metering and health solutions, cloud and security portfolio comprising public and private cloud services, as well as cloud-based applications and products for securing networks and devices and international voice, IP transit and messaging services to support business customers that include small home offices and large multi-national companies. The company was founded on July 17, 1984 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

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Vodafone Group Plc engages in telecommunication services in Europe and internationally. It offers mobile services that enable customers to call, text and access data, fixed line services, including broadband, television offerings, and voice and convergence services under the GigaKombi and Vodafone One names. It also provides mobile, fixed and a suite of converged communication services, such as Internet of Things (IoT) comprising managed IoT connectivity, automotive and insurance services, as well as smart metering and health solutions, cloud and security portfolio comprising public and private cloud services, as well as cloud-based applications and products for securing networks and devices and international voice, IP transit and messaging services to support business customers that include small home offices and large multi-national companies. The company was founded on July 17, 1984 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

Fintel reports that Emirates Telecommunications Group has filed a 13G/A form with the SEC disclosing ownership of 2,752,397,163 shares of Vodafone Group Plc (VOD).

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Vodafone PLC has sold a major stake in its wireless infrastructure company Vantage Towers to private equity firms KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) that will net the UK telco a minimum of €3.2bn. A consortium led by KKR and GIP will buy up to half of Vodafone's 81.7% stake in Vantage and the joint venture will offer to buy out the minority shareholders at a price of €32 per share.

Vodafone PLC to net minimum €3.2bn from sale of stake in Vantage Towers

Vodafone will sell a portion of its majority stake in wireless towers unit Vantage to a group of long-term investors led by GIP and KKR , the British telecoms group said on Wednesday.

Vodafone to sell slice of Vantage Towers to KKR, other investors

Vodafone said it's reached a deal to create a joint venture with GIP and KKR to hold the mobile operator's 82% stake in Vantage Towers, which will also offer to buy the outstanding shares in the tower operator. Vodafone said it will result in minimum net cash proceeds of €3.2 billion, and a maximum of between €5.8 billion and €7.1 billion ($7.1 billion), depending on the take-up in the voluntary offer and subject to GIP and KKR raising further equity.

Vodafone to get up to $7.1 billion in Vantage Towers deal with GIP and KKR

Analysts at Citi have mixed, but ultimately positive feelings regarding Vodafone PLC shares. The US bank's analysts think the market is rightly concerned about execution and earnings risks at the FTSE 100-listed mobile telecom giant, particularly as competition remains fierce in a number of markets, while execution problems will take time to address in Germany.

Vodafone gets mixed, but ultimately positive messages from Citi analysts

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Vodafone creates joint venture with Altice to deploy fibre-to-the-home in Germany

Britain's Vodafone and France's Altice said they would create a joint venture in Germany named FibreCo to provide faster fibre broadband to up to 7 million homes over a six-year period.

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Europe's largest activist investor Cevian Capital has slashed its stake in UK-based Vodafone as scepticism grows that the telecoms company will be able to reverse its sluggish performance, the Financial Times reported.

Cevian slashes stake in Vodafone after calling for faster change, Financial Times reports

Vodafone is speeding up talks with a handful of financial investors to sell a slice of its wireless towers unit as it hopes to agree a deal by Nov. 15 to coincide with its half-year earnings, two sources close to the matter told Reuters.

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Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD) could reduce its debt by a tenth by the planned merger with Three UK, according to analysts at Jefferies, though they suggested the deal might not be approved by regulators. The FTSE 100 group confirmed on Monday that it is in talks with Three owner Hutchinson to combine UK mobile operations, with Vodafone owning 51% of the merged company.

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Vodafone (LON: VOD) share price made a strong comeback as the market reflected on the blockbuster merger proposal by the firm. The stock rose by more than 3% on Tuesday and reached a high of 108p.

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Vodafone on Monday confirmed it was in talks over merging its UK operations with rival Three UK, owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison.

Vodafone, Hutchison in talks to merge UK ops

Another major piece of mobile M&A appears to be in the works in the UK. Today, Vodafone confirmed that it was in merger discussions with Three UK, a carrier owned by CK Hutchison, to accelerate their 5G rollout.

Vodafone confirms merger talks with Three UK in a “no cash” deal to scale up in 5G

Vodafone plans to merge with its competitor to help with the UK's 5G rollout, it says.

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Shares in Vodafone PLC advanced on Monday on reports that talks with the owner of Three UK about combining their British operations have accelerated. Sky News said it has learnt that Vodafone and CK Hutchison are hopeful of striking an agreement by the end of the year to establish a joint venture or other form of business combination.

Vodafone in talks with Three UK to merge British arms - Sky

Vodafone and CK Hutchison , the owner of Three UK, have accelerated talks about a deal to combine their British operations, Sky News reported on Monday.

Vodafone, Three UK accelerate talks for merger of British operations, Sky News reports

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Costs will remain Vodafone Group PLC (LSE:VOD)'s focus, according to analysts at Citigroup, particularly given inflation in energy and wages ahead of its half-year results in November Analysts at Citi believe that “significant volatility” will remain a feature into next year. Vodafone remains committed to portfolio optimisation, said Citi, with “Vantage being central to the company's value crystallisation and deleveraging efforts.

Costs will remain Vodafone's near term focus - Citi

Vodafone indexes prices to inflation in Spain and plans to replicate it in Italy. Iliad Founder, Xavier Niel, bought a 2.5% stake in Vodafone.

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Vodafone (LON: VOD) share price has come under intense pressure in the past few months as concerns about the firm's turnaround continue. The stock was trading at 109.40p on Friday, which was slightly above the year-to-date low of 106.50p.

Vodafone share price is still at risk despite Xavier Niel investment

French billionaire businessman, Xavier Niel, has swooped to take a 2.5% stake in Vodafone through his investment vehicle,  Atlas Investissement. Niel followed his compatriot and fellow billionaire, Patrick Drahi, by taking an interest in the UK-listed telecoms sector following Drahi's purchase of 18% in BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A).

Vodafone attracts interest from Xavier Niel who swoops to take 2.5% stake

French billionaire telecoms executive Xavier Niel, the founder and majority owner of Iliad, has bought a 2.5% stake in Britain's Vodafone through an investment vehicle.

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