Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Services and infrastructure division remains a hallmark of mergers and acquisitions

Although the trend comes from five years ago, it manifested itself strongly in 2023 and so far in 2024. The role of investment funds stands out as enhancers of emerging companies, specialized in fiber deployment or management of towers. Telefónica's experience in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Brazil.

The merger and acquisition movements that have occurred in Latin America during 2023 and so far in 2024 are motivated by the separation of services and infrastructure. A trend that has been going on for almost five years and configures the so-called InfraCos as new players, as necessary participants for the expansion of fiber, strengthening in turn tower companies and investment funds, which increase the assets acquired from traditional telcos.

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