Download PDF Introduction Altice, a multinational telecommunications and media conglomerate founded by Patrick Drahi in 2001, has developed into a diverse portfolio of businesses across telecommunications, broadband, media, and IT services. With operations spanning Western Europe, the US, Israel, and the Caribbean, Altice’s growth has been driven by a series Read more…
Altice; market cap (as of 02/10/2015): € 18.8bn Cablevision; market cap (as of 02/10/2015): $ 9.1bn Introduction It has been a record year for M&A in the US cable market with several multibillion deals. Indeed, Comcast’s failed attempt to acquire Time Warner Cable was soon followed by Charter’s $55bn Read more…
Oi S.A.; market cap (as of 14/11/2014): $4.16bn PT Portugal SGPS S.A.; market cap (as of 14/11/2014): $1.46bn Bain Capital LLC; AUM: $75bn Apax Partners; AUM: $20bn On November 12, 2014 two major private equity funds, Apax Partners and Bain Capial LLC, have submitted a €7.075bn offer for the Portuguese Read more…