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Sfr Soon Sold? Why Orange, Free and Bouygues Want to Close Before the End of March
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The SFR buyback is entering a decisive phase. After a first rejected offer, the main competitors of the operator have revised their proposal upwards. But behind the financial battle is a much more strategic issue: the timing. Because if the file delays, it could change scale and move from national control to an examination [...]
By the end of March, the regulator responsible for examining the acquisition of SFR in the event of an agreement could switch from France to the European Commission, a change likely to complicate and slow down this case estimated at nearly €20 billion. The plan to buy SFR by Orange, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad, estimated at close to [...] SFR's Repurchase article: Are Orange, Free and Bouygues playing against the clock? The review could very soon…
No formal offer has yet been submitted in 2026 for the purchase of SFR, but a deadline is already needed: at the end of March. After this course, the deal to 20 billion euros could prove more complicated.
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The trio would prefer that this acquisition of about 20 billion euros passes before the Autorité de la concurrence rather than the European Commission. Everything could change in six weeks.
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