Altice Europe NV

Tuesday, 16 April, 2024

Tuesday, 9 April, 2024

Structured Investment Products

Ceci n’est pas un collateral

The treachery of ‘systemic risk’

Thursday, 21 March, 2024

Altice France on collision course with creditors

Bondholders’ group hires lawyers after telecoms company declines to use proceeds from asset sales to repay debt

Friday, 15 March, 2024

Shipping magnate Rodolphe Saadé to buy French news channel BFM

Billionaire owner of CMA CGM also set to acquire RMC radio from Patrick Drahi

Friday, 8 March, 2024

French prosecutors probe corruption allegations linked to telecoms group Altice

Investigation follows arrest of co-founder Armando Pereira in Portugal last year

Wednesday, 20 December, 2023

Private equity

Warburg Pincus teams up with Horta-Osório on €6bn bid for telecoms assets

Private equity firm is working with former Lloyds and Credit Suisse boss on plan to buy Altice’s Portuguese business

Thursday, 7 December, 2023

Sotheby's Inc

Qatar approached to take stake in Drahi’s auction house Sotheby’s

Franco-Israeli billionaire under pressure to sell assets to pay down Altice debt

Tuesday, 21 November, 2023

Altice sells chunk of data centre business to Morgan Stanley

Telecoms group owned by Franco-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi seeks ways to cut $60bn debt pile

Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

Altice looks to borrow for first time since co-founder’s arrest

Empire built by Franco-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi is seeking €500mn from investors

Tuesday, 8 August, 2023

LexPatrick Drahi

Altice: pressure mounts for Drahi to sell BT investment Premium

Selling the investment in the UK telecom would not garner much for the Altice group owner

Tuesday, 8 August, 2023

Due Diligence

Altice’s Drahi addresses criminal probe into The Barefoot Billionaire Premium

Plus, discount season comes to private equity and the architect of the US liquefied natural gas industry says he faces homelessness

Monday, 7 August, 2023

Billionaire Drahi says Altice corruption probe a ‘shock’

Franco-Israeli entrepreneur makes first comments since Portuguese authorities opened investigation into longtime partner

Monday, 31 July, 2023

News in-depth

Altice fraud arrests throw spotlight on Drahi’s elusive right-hand man

Co-founder and key troubleshooter Armando Pereira was kept away from investors

Tuesday, 25 July, 2023

Telecoms

Altice co-founder placed under house arrest in Portugal in corruption probe

Armando Pereira suspected of being involved in scheme to rig telecoms and media group’s local procurement processes

Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

BT Group Plc

Patrick Drahi’s Altice lifts stake in BT to almost 25%

Billionaire raises holding from 18% but says he has no plans to make an offer for UK telecoms company

Tuesday, 23 August, 2022

BT Group Plc

BT says UK government to take no further action over Altice stake

Conclusion comes after review of increased interest from billionaire Patrick Drahi

Thursday, 26 May, 2022

LexMergers & Acquisitions

BT/Altice: Drahi stakebuilding is worthy of M&A watchdog’s scrutiny Premium

Leveraged private investment vehicles do not look like natural owners of national telecoms infrastructure businesses

Thursday, 26 May, 2022

BT Group Plc

UK government to probe Altice’s BT stake

Business secretary uses new ‘call-in’ powers to examine national security implications

Sunday, 24 April, 2022

News in-depthPatrick Drahi

Deals, debt and dreams: Patrick Drahi’s misadventures in the US

Thwarted billionaire’s Altice USA has disappointed since spin-off

Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

#techFT

Hackers hammer servers running flawed software

Big Tech’s online safety role, Altice builds BT stake, Toyota’s $35bn electric shift

Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

LexBT Group Plc

BT/Altice: Drahi will struggle to split off Openreach Premium

The stratagems that have made tycoon powerful in France translate poorly into English

Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

BT Group Plc

Patrick Drahi’s Altice raises stake in BT to 18%

UK government warns it could intervene if a full bid is launched

Friday, 18 June, 2021

City InsiderBryce Elder

Virgin territory as Ovo founder takes to the skies

Parallels between Fitzpatrick and Branson empires don’t stop at getting off the ground

Thursday, 10 June, 2021

Helen Thomas

BT needs strong chair to handle Altice’s Drahi

The French-Israeli billionaire has bought a 12 per cent stake and says he is there to help

Thursday, 10 June, 2021

BT Group Plc

Altice bets on UK fibre with £2bn BT stake

Patrick Drahi’s group becomes largest shareholder in UK telecoms operator