Altice (company)

Altice NV
Altice
Public
Traded as Euronext: ATC
Industry Telecommunications
Mass media
Founded 2001 (2001)
Headquarters Woerden, Netherlands
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Patrick Drahi
(Chairman)
Dexter Goei
(CEO)
Owner Patrick Drahi
(Controlling Shareholder)
Divisions Altice Media Group
Portugal Telecom
Altice USA
Subsidiaries SFR
MEO
Sapo
Suddenlink Communications (70%)
Hot
Tricom
Website www.altice.net

Altice is a Netherlands-based[1] multinational telecoms company, founded and headed by the French billionaire Patrick Drahi, and the second largest telecoms company in France, behind Orange.

It has a market capitalization of US$34 billion, as of May 2015.[2] And as of 2016, the company has over 50 million internet, TV, and phone customers in Western Europe, the U.S., Israel, and the Caribbean[3]

Acquisitions

Altice bought several telecoms in France from 2002 to 2007, merging them under the brand Numericable.

In November 2013, Orange announced it was selling Orange Dominicana to Altice for $1.4 billion.[4]

In March 2014, it acquired SFR from media group Vivendi, France's second largest mobile phone and Internet services company, through its cable division Numericable.

In November 2014, France’s competition watchdog approved a deal for Numericable to acquire Virgin Mobile France for €325 million.[5]

In May 2015, Altice acquired a 70% controlling stake in Suddenlink Communications, which valued the seventh-largest US cable company at US$9.1 billion. The other 30% continues to be owned by BC Partners and CPP Investment Board.[2]

In May 2015, Altice was said to be launching a bid for Time Warner Cable, which has a US$45 billion market capitalization, following a failed bid by Comcast.[2] It was instead acquired by Charter Communications.[6]

In June 2015 Altice acquired PT Portugal, the major telecommunications company in Portugal and sold Cabovisão to Apax France.[7]

In June 2015, it was reported that Altice had offered €10 billion for Bouygues Telecom, the third largest telecoms company in France.[8] Bouygues' board refused and as of March 2016, is considering merging with Orange.[9]

On 17 September 2015, it was announced that Altice would acquire Cablevision, a Long Island, New York based cable provider, for US$17.7 billion, including debt.[6][10]

In October 2015, it was announced that backing the Altice purchase of Cablevision, were private equity firm BC Partners and CPPIB.[11]

In December 2016, Altice announced its deal to sell SFR Belux to Telenet for €400 million. [12]

In March 2017, Altice acquired video ad tech firm Teads for US$307 million.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Altice N.V. announces the completion of the cross-border merger" (PDF). Altice (Press release). 10 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Smith, Gerry (20 May 2015). "Time Warner Cable Said to Get Takeover Approach From Altice". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Lieberman, David (22 June 2017). "Altice USA Shares Rise As It Goes Public On Anniversary Of Cablevision Deal".
  4. ↑ "Orange reached an agreement with Altice for the disposal of Orange Dominicana". orange.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "French regulator approves Numericable-Virgin deal" (Press release). Reuters. 27 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Altice to Buy Cablevision for $10 Billion". Wall Street Journal. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Altice finalises acquisition of Portugal Telecom". Agence France-Presse and Business Insider. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Davidson, Lauren (21 June 2015). "Patrick Drahi eyes Bouygues Telecom for French merger". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "March is ‘go or no go’ for Bouygues merger decision: Orange". cnbc.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Ackman, Dan (17 September 2015). "European cable firm Altice to buy Cablevision for $17.7 billion". CNET. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "CPPIB and BC Partners Back Altice’s Bid for Cablevision". Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Altice to sell SFR BeLux to Telenet for 400 million euros" (Press release). Reuters. 22 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Video ad tech firm Teads to be acquired by Dutch telco Altice for $307 million". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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