Altice Debt Mountain Brings On a Bout of Vertigo
Investors are getting over-excited about the prospects for dealmaking in France's telecoms sector. Yes, there's a willing buyer in the form of conglomerate Bouygues SA. There's also an open-minded regulator, who has told Le Monde the door is “a bit open” for M&A. The snag is that it's hard to see the willing sellers. Bouygues has held talks with European buyout firm CVC Capital Partners about a possible joint bid for the French business that represents the bulk of the worth of Altice NV, Bloomberg News revealed last month.