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M&A

French trio increases bid for SFR, starts exclusive talks

New offer gives SFR a total enterprise value of €20bn, with Bouygues still in the driving seat, Orange and Iliad onboard.

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Peoplewatch

DT poaches Allianz exec to lead domestic IT refit

Operator snags insurance giant’s Head of Global Enterprise & IT Architecture to lead high pressure, AI-infused transformation efforts at its German business…

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Peoplewatch

Orange Peoplewatch: new finance chief in France amidst leadership reset

The latest roundup of senior and strategic changes at Orange, including the appointment of a new finance and strategy chief in France, introduction of fresh leaders to oversee domestic legacy network switch-off, and further management changes at procurement venture BuyIn.

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Partnerships & Alliances

Telefónica and Indra said to eye Tess-style cyberdefence alliance

Further signals emerge that the two minority-state-owned groups are coming closer into alignment as telco and defence tech converges and the Madrid seeks to build up the country’s industrial and military might.

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Strategy & Change

UK’s Digital 9 enters ‘next phase’ of prolonged wind-down

Troubled investment group continues efforts to eke out value from its remaining digital infra assets, advancing its long-running wind-down process. However, future of broadcast infra player Arqiva remains a significant source of uncertainty, and D9 concedes it may not complete its sell-off plans for another three years…

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