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Thoma Bravo to take Riverbed private for USD 3.6 bln
2014-12-15 17:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Riverbed Technology for USD 3.6 billion. The investor is working with Teachers' Private Capital, the private investor department of Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, on the acquisition. Riverbed stockholders will receive USD 21.00 per share in cash, or 12 percent more than the closing price the last trading day before the deal was announced. Riverbed's board approved the deal, after starting a strategic review of the company's financial options already in October under pressure from shareholders. The company said Thoma Bravo's support will help take the application performance specialist to the next level of growth. Riverbed CEO Jerry Kennelly will remain with the company in the same capacity. The sale is expected to close in the first half of 2015, subject to approval by Riverbed stockholders and regulatory approvals.
Green Climate Fund hits $10 bln goal, Aust surprise
2014-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A new Green Climate Fund that aims to help poor nations cope with global warming reached a U.N. goal of $10 billion on Tuesday at global climate talks in Lima, helped by a surprise donation from Australia. Several of the 190 nations at the meeting welcomed the cash from both Australia and Belgium, but China said rich countries were not working fast enough to meet a broader goal of providing $100 billion a year by 2020 from public and private sources to help the poor cope. "We've got above one...
Hong Kong awards 1.9-2.2 GHz spectrum for HKD 2.42 bln
2014-12-08 15:22:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has announced that a total of 49.2 MHz of paired radio spectrum in the 1.9-2.2 GHz band was successfully auctioned off to three mobile network operators. Total spectrum utilization fees reached HKD 2.42 billion.
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Allibaba applies for USD 8 bln senior note offering
2014-11-28 13:59:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Alibaba has applied to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited for the listing and offering of a total of USD 8 billion worth of senior notes. The company wants to list and deal in USD 300 million worth of senior notes due 2017, USD 1 billion worth of 1.625 percent senior notes due 2017, USD 2.25 billion worth of 2.500 percent senior notes due 2019, USD 1.5 billion worth of 3.125 percent senior notes due 2021, USD 2.25 billion worth of 3.600 percent senior notes due 2024 and USD 700 milion worth of 4.500 percent senior notes due 2034. The company has asked for permission to deal in the notes from 1 December.
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Telekom Austria raises nearly EUR 1 bln in rights issue
2014-11-25 09:22:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telekom Austria has completed its rights issue, raising EUR 997 million. The number of outstanding shares will increase by 221.5 million, from 443.0 million to 664.5 million. In addition to the commitments from its main shareholders America Movil and the state holding company OIAG to take up their pro rata shares, other shareholders subscribed to 25.5 million new shares in the operator. The total take-up rate was 99.7 percent of the shares on offer. The approximately 0.3 percent remaining shares will be taken up by Deutsche Bank and sold in the market. Trading of the new shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange is expected to commence on 27 November. America Movil and OIAG have committed to a lock-up period of six months when they will not sell shares. Telekom Austria intends to use the net proceeds of the capital increase to re-establish its target capital structure and maintain a credit rating of at least BBB (stable) by Standard & Poor's. In particular, the capital increase will allow Telekom Austria to implement an accelerated roll-out of its fibre infrastructure in the coming years and finance additional acquisitions in its growth areas.
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