Bharti Airtel Ltd

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24 October, 2018

Warburg Pincus, SoftBank, others to invest $1.25 bn in Airtel Africa

Nearly a decade-and-a-half after reaping blockbuster gains on its investment in Bharti Airtel, private equity giant Warburg Pincus is teaming ......

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25 September, 2018

Bharti Airtel invests in Vikram Chandra's news video app

Mobile-phone operator Bharti Airtel Ltd has invested in a news video app started by veteran journalist and former NDTV chief ......

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31 August, 2018

Idea Cellular completes merger with Vodafone India

Idea Cellular Ltd and Vodafone Group Plc completed the merger of their India operations on Friday, creating the country's largest ......

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25 April, 2018

Indus, KKR-backed Bharti Infratel merging to form World No 2 telecom tower firm

Mobile infrastructure firms Indus Towers Ltd and Bharti Infratel Ltd are set to merge in a deal that will create ......

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29 December, 2017

PE deal of the month: Warburg bets on Airtel DTH at higher valuation than peers

In 2004 and 2005, New York private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold its stake in mobile-phone operator Bharti Airtel Ltd ......

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28 December, 2017

Reliance Jio to acquire RCom's telecom towers, wireless assets

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd will buy all the wireless assets of younger brother Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications ......

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Infrastructure

19 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Telecom in turmoil but renewable energy sector lights up

India's creaky infrastructure has long been derided by foreign investors and local companies alike. And 2017 may have made little ......

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19 December, 2017

Bharti Airtel to acquire Millicom's operations in Rwanda

Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Millicom International Cellular SA's business in Rwanda, making it ......

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12 December, 2017

Warburg Pincus to buy 20% in Bharti Airtel's DTH arm for $350 mn

Private equity giant Warburg Pincus will buy a minority stake in the direct-to-home television arm of Bharti Airtel Ltd, a ......

Finance

23 November, 2017

Bharti family pledges $1.1 bn for philanthropy

The Bharti family has pledged Rs 7,000 crore (around $1.1 billion), or 10% of its wealth, to support activities of ......