Numericable

The fiber market is a new challenge for Numericable, which is developing a solution similar to Verizon's Fiber to the Building (FTTB), and access into the building to the end user with its existing in-house coax cable.

MuniWireless 2008

Some banks are tying loan deals to bond issuance, agreeing for instance to extend a loan to French cable company Numericable only if it issues bonds.

Time for Europe's Bond Market to Grow Up Richard Barley 2012

PARIS -- Telecom operators Iliad SA and Neuf Cegetel and cable operator Numericable on Friday submitted binding offers for Alice France, the French Internet operations of Telecom Italia SpA, people close to the matter said.

Web Operator Gets Final Bids Olivier Hensgen 2008

Numericable operates a high-speed cable network for domestic users in France, while Completel focuses on corporate customers.

France loses its appetite for buyout deals 2008

Those providers are France Telecom SA, Numericable, Neuf Cegetel -- which is being bought by Vivendi SA's mobile operator SFR -- and Iliad, which operates the Free brand.

Web Operator Gets Final Bids Olivier Hensgen 2008

The changes now leave four major competitors in France: France Télécom, Iliad, Neuf Cegetel and the cable operator Numericable.

Iliad in Talks to Acquire Italia Unit 2008

Other evidence for this was the Carlyle Group's completion of the acquisition of a 35% stake in French cable operator Numericable from rival Cinven -- the largest private-equity deal completed in France during the quarter.

France loses its appetite for buyout deals 2008

A wave of mergers and acquisitions has reduced the French broadband market to four main players -- France Télécom SA, Iliad, Neuf Cegetel and cable operator Numericable.

France's Telecoms Shift Focus Jethro Mullen 2008

After the deal, Carlyle and Cinven each held 35% of Numericable and its sister company Completel, valued at about $6 billion, while Altice, a media and telecoms-focused investment group, held 30%.

France loses its appetite for buyout deals 2008

"One would expect to see Bouygues at some point look for opportunities to drive convergence with the two last broadband operators that don't have a mobile arm [Iliad and Numericable]," Mr. Morrison said.

France's Telecoms Shift Focus Jethro Mullen 2008