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Entries tagged "Verizon Wireless"Would Vodafone exit Verizon Wireless?If British carrier Vodafone consolidates its home market, what becomes of its U.S. joint venture with Verizon Communications? Verizon Wireless seeks more time from FCCVerizon Wireless is asking the Federal Communications Commission for more time to close the divestiture of mobile phone operations in 105 markets. Verizon Wireless touts suitorsOne of the offers came from a group including telecom veteran Everett Dobson and private equity backers, sources familiar with the matter said. Analyst: Government to clear wireless deals soonClearance for a pair of multibillion dollar wireless telecom deals could be at hand, according to Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.... The deal markets: Despite the gloom, signs of lifeIn March and early April, many M&A lawyers were ready to write the year off. The markets are dead, they said. It was a good time to look at our forms, spend time with the family, make a little less money and gear up for the next boom, whenever it arrives. Since then, however, proving how unpredictable everything is, the M&A market has picked up handsomely despite continued stock market choppiness, high energy prices and troubles at financial institutions ranging from small regional banks to Lehman Brothers Inc. In fact, the past two weeks have seen five large deals announced.... A case against Verizon's Alltel dealBaltimore Sun columnist Jay Hancock, rarely a fan of mergers, lays out a strong case for blocking a takeover by Verizon Wireless. - Bill McConnell... Just In: Advisers in the Verizon Wireless-Alltel dealWe have the advisers in Verizon Wireless' $28.1 billion acquisition of rural cellular provider Alltel Corp.The financial advisers for Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group plc, include investment bankers Paul J. Taubman, Ji-Yeun Lee, Robert Friedsam, Christopher Bartlett and others from Morgan Stanley; and Rick Leaman, Simon Warshaw, Christian Lesueur, Ehren Stenzler, Karim Tabet and Chris Rhee of UBS (for Vodafone). Legal advice was provided by Jeffrey J. Rosen, David A. Brittenham, Lawrence K. Cagney, Peter A. Furci and others of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; and William Curbow, Steven Todrys and others from Simpson... Verizon Wireless acquires AlltelVerizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. and Britain's Vodafone Group plc, agreed Thursday to acquire rural cellular provider Alltel Corp. in a deal valued at $28.1 billion.... Vodafone confirms Verizon Wireless-Alltel talksThe U.K.'s Vodafone Group plc confirmed Thursday that its Verizon Wireless joint venture is in advanced talks about buying Alltel Corp. from its private equity owners. ... Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel?Verizon Wireless may be in talks to buy Alltel Corp. for about $27 billion from TPG Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, according to CNBC's David Faber. ... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Verizon Wireless." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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