2023-09-11 05:16:00
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Despite official denials from Arthur Dreyfuss, Patrick Drahi now seems open to the idea of selling his Altice Media division and opening up SFR’s capital.
Pair Olivier Ubertalli
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PTo get out of debt, Patrick Drahi no longer has any taboos. It is open to the idea of selling several assets in France, including its data centers, its 50% stake in the fiber telecoms infrastructure operator XpFibre and even its media assets grouped into Altice Média (BFMTV and RMC) . This is what a supporter of Patrick Drahi, Dennis Okhuijsen, senior advisor to the French group, said during a meeting with investors in New York on September 7.
Officially, “the media are not for sale”, insists Arthur Dreyfuss, CEO of Altice France. “This summer, Patrick Drahi provided a denial. The group is desirable, but BFM is not for sale,” Marc-Olivier Fogiel told us recently. No one is fooled though. “It’s the game of negotiations. We don’t…
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