The planned sale of Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure for €550 million has collapsed. Reuters is reporting that the French government stepped in to scupper the sale. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure earlier this week blocked Eutelsat’s sale of its ground antennas, he said on January 30th, citing national security concerns tied to the satellite operator, the […]

Zayo, the communications infrastructure provider backed by DigitalBridge and EQT, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crown Castle’s Fibre Solutions business in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.25 billion (€3.92bn). Additionally, EQT has announced that the EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund has agreed a deal to acquire Crown Castle’s Small Cells […]

Eutelsat is to sell its ground infrastructure assets, mostly the giant dishes and transmission technology that make up its teleports. The buyer – with whom it is in exclusive discussions – is Sweden-based private equity EQT Group. Eutelsat will retain a 20 per cent stake in the eventual business. Eutelsat’s ground station business consists of […]