Bluegrass Cellular serves about 210,000 customers in central Kentucky. (Pixabay)
Verizon has completed its acquisition of assets from Bluegrass Cellular, a rural operator serving customers in 34 counties in Kentucky.
First announced in October, the deal includes 210,000 subscribers. Verizon said it expects most of those customers, alongside Bluegrass’ sales and operations to be fully integrated into Verizon by the end of 2021.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
“The expansion of our footprint in the Kentucky market brings our multi-purpose network to the residents and business owners in these areas,” said Ronan Dunne, executive vice president and Group CEO, Verizon Consumer Group, in a statement. “Customers can look forward to having access to the world’s most awarded network for performance, alongside a best-in-class customer experience.”
Investment Week is hosting its Global Emerging Markets Briefing at a pivotal time for investors as they start to position for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, although risks remain.
During this interactive briefing, we will hear from a number of global emerging market managers about their response to the extraordinary events of the past year and their outlook for the rest of the year and beyond.
The managers will identify where they are seeing the biggest opportunities and risks at the moment in emerging markets and explain the role their strategies could play in client portfolios.
Attendees will also get the chance to network with peers, quiz our speakers, as well as benefit from CPD points
Aggreko agrees £2.3bn private equity takeover
The swoop comes from a consortium led by Britain’s TDR Capital, which is buying Asda with the billionaire Issa brothers
5 March 2021 • 9:08am
Aggreko, one of the world’s largest suppliers of portable power generators, has agreed a private equity takeover worth £2.3bn.
The acquisition at 880p per share represents a substantial 39pc premium to Aggreko’s 645p closing price when the deal was first announced last month.
The swoop for the London-listed company comes from a consortium led by Britain’s TDR Capital – which is buying Asda with the billionaire Issa brothers – and Florida-headquartered infrastructure fund I Squared Capital.
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Parkland reports 2020 results and provides 2021 outlook, including ninth consecutive annual .
Parkland CorporationMarch 4, 2021 GMT
CALGARY, Alberta, March 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Parkland Corporation (“Parkland”, “we”, the “Company”, or “our”) (TSX:PKI) announced today its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 outlook. Highlights include:
Continued track record of steady dividend growth; our annual dividend will increase two cents per share, marking our ninth consecutive annual dividend increase and demonstrating conviction in our 2021 outlook and beyond.
Confidence in our resilience and flexibility supports 2021 Adjusted EBITDA (attributable to Parkland) guidance of $1,200 million +/- 5 percent.
A look at 30 notable IT executive moves in February 2021, which includes big moves at AWS, SigFox, HP Inc., Salesforce, Dell Technologies, VMware, Akamai and Forescout.