With Comcast’s bid winning the auction, a rare event, the U.S. Cable-TV giant now enjoys the spoils of owning Europe’s biggest pay-TV group. Early trade on Monday saw shares of Sky jump by 9% to 17.22, slightly below the 17.28… Read More ›
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Elliot Management finds Sky’s worth more than $34 billion
The bidding war for Sky’s assets are set to intensify in September, with Sept. 22 being the closing date for any such bid. British antitrust regulators have disclosed that Elliott Management believes Sky’s valuation is more than $34 billion, higher… Read More ›
Comcast raises its bid for Britain’s Sky to $32.5 billion
Tune in to the M&A channel to view the latest in the top prime time drama over Britain’s Sky. Topping Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox’s bid for Britain’s Sky, Comcast Corp raised its offer to $32.5 billion. Previously, Fox had… Read More ›
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox agrees to acquire Sky for 24.5 billion pounds
Having outbid Comcast, 21st Century Fox expects to receive regulatory approval from Britain later this week. On Wednesday, 21st Century Fox stated it has secured a deal to acquire Britain’s Sky for 24.5 billion pounds. Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox… Read More ›
Comcast weighing options to acquire assets from Twenty-First Century Fox: sources
Although Fox prefers a deal with Disney rather than Comcast, more clarity on the deal will emerge later this summer when Fox, in its regulatory filing, justifies the potential deal with Disney, to its shareholders. According to sources familiar with… Read More ›
British pension funds weigh in on Fox-Sky deal
British pension funds are stating that a respectable premium be paid for Sky by Fox. If Fox were to prolong negotiations such that the acquisition takes place after Theresa May’s government invokes article 50 of the EU Lisbon Treaty in… Read More ›
Fox in acquisition talks with Sky – Sources
Following Brexit and the devaluation of the British pound, British companies have become more interesting for companies looking to expand. U.S. based Twenty-First-Century Fox is in exploratory acquisition talks with British broadcaster Sky in could be a blockbuster deal. As… Read More ›
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