The €20 billion acquisition of SFR by Bouygues, Orange and Iliad will show how far antitrust authorities in Brussels and Paris are willing to allow heavyweight consolidation.
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The €20 billion acquisition of SFR by Bouygues, Orange and Iliad will show how far antitrust authorities in Brussels and Paris are willing to allow heavyweight consolidation.
The window of a store of the telephone and internet operator SFR in Valence, France is pictured on Oct. 9, 2025. | Nicolas Guyonnet/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
June 9, 2026
French telecom operators to acquire ailing rival SFR in over $23B deal
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French telecom giants reach deal to buy ailing rival SFR - Latest News
Orange, Bouygues et Free s'accordent pour le rachat de SFR, l'opération estimée à plus de 20 milliards d'euros
Bouygues Telecom, Free et Orange ont signé un accord avec Altice France pour racheter SFR
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Orange, Bouygues et Free s'accordent pour le rachat de SFR
Reazioni opposte a Parigi ad acquisto Sfr, bene Orange e giù Bouygues
Three French telecoms operators announced on Saturday they had signed a deal to buy rival SFR after months of negotiations for a…
Three French telecoms giants said on Saturday they had signed a deal to buy rival SFR after months of negotiations over a…
Three of France's mobile operators have agreed a joint bid worth 20.4 billion euros ($23.5 billion) for rival SFR, owned by…
If approved by regulators, the Bouygues-led acquisition would rank among the biggest European telecoms deals in recent years.
A deal has finally been agreed
Three French telecoms giants said on June 6 they had signed a deal to buy rival SFR after months of negotiations for a takeover…
