GRAPHICS – After Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad, parent company of Free, Patrick Drahi, head of Altice, parent company of Numericable, SFR, attempts to provide Bouygues Télécom. Besides a voracious appetite, these two emblematic figures of the telecoms sector were they more common?
Patrick Drahi, 51, and Xavier Niel, 47, are two of the best employers in the telecommunications sector in France, are total opposites out. Born in Morocco, Patrick Drahi, who also has Israeli citizenship and lives in Switzerland, went through the most prestigious schools and by a large multinational before embarking in the field of cable networks in France. Xavier Niel is a self-taught and made his debut in the pink Minitel before becoming the guru of the Internet in France and the darling of the French boss.
Yet their strategies have in common. So after buying SFR and Virgin Mobile, Patrick Drahi attempts to get hold of Bouygues Telecom. The boss of Altice, parent Numericable-SFR, proposed 10 billion to the operator. Bouygues The Board of Directors is convened on Tuesday to study this new offer. The price is certainly much higher than the 6 billion euros proposed by Xavier Niel year.
Meanwhile, the two men at the head of real empires in France have decided to conquer the world. Having set foot in the United States in late May by acquiring 70% of Suddenlink Communications – Seventh US cable operator valued $ 9.1 billion – the Altice Group, announced in early June has completed the acquisition of the incumbent Portuguese Portugal Telecom (PT Portugal) for $ 7.4 billion.
Meanwhile, Xavier Niel has recently offered Orange Switzerland for 2.3 billion euros. Last year, the owner of Iliad, parent company of the operator Free and Free Mobile, had tried to get their hands on T-Mobile US, the fourth and smallest mobile operator in the United States. But in October 2014, Deutsche Telekom, majority shareholder T-Mobile US, decided to reject the bid of the French group.
In addition to the desire to conquer the French market and this international appetite, these two iconic figures of the telecoms sector were they more common?
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