Airtel plans Rs 28,000 crore share swap: Deal with ICIL to raise parent’s stake in Airtel Africa & Mittal family’s stake in AirtelBharti Airtel's board approved a ₹28,220 crore share-swap deal with ICIL, a Mittal family entity, to increase its stake in Airtel Africa to...
14 May, 2026, 04.30 AM IST
Sunil Mittal to retire as chair of Airtel Africa in JulySunil Bharti Mittal will step down as Airtel Africa Board Chair in July 2026. Gopal Vittal will take over as Non-Executive Chair. Shravin B...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
Bharti Airtel dials Warburg Pincus to raise up to $1.5 billionThis will be followed by a listing that will help the company repay some of its debt and fend off competition in the Indian market.
19 Jul, 2018, 07.40 AM IST
Holding co for Bharti Airtel’s Africa operations eyes IPO to unlock valueThough the Africa operations have historically been a drag on Bharti Airtel over the past 3-4 years, the Sunil Mittal-led telco has lately ...
14 Feb, 2018, 11.30 PM IST
- Bharti Airtel in pact with Nokia Siemens Networks for network expansion in Africa
Airtel entered into an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its 2G network and roll-out its 3G network in seven African countrie...
29 Sep, 2011, 03.20 PM IST
- Bharti, IBM ink 10-year agreement for IT solutions in Africa
IBM will provide end-user services to Airtel employees across Africa apart from help desk oriented support that will enhance employee effic...
12 Jul, 2011, 08.37 PM IST
- Bharti upbeat on African operations
Bharti airtel, whose profit has come under severe pressure in 2010-11 Q4, said it is expecting the African arm to post a much better perfor...
05 May, 2011, 07.10 PM IST
- Bharti's plan to delist Zambian arm hits 'procedural flaws' roadblock
Bharti Airtel’s plans to delist its Zambian arm, Celtel Zambia, have hit a roadblock with the Lusaka Stock Exchange rejecting its applicati...
15 Feb, 2011, 05.53 AM IST
- Bharti hires IBM, Tech Mahindra for Africa customer care services
Bharti Airtel, which now operates 'Zain' in 16 African countries, will outsource core customer services to IBM, Tech Mahindra and Spanco af...
25 Oct, 2010, 08.40 PM IST
Bharti Airtel to buy Telecom Seychelles for Rs 288 croreBharti Airtel said it will acquire 100% stake in Telecom Seychelles for $62 million.
11 Aug, 2010, 11.57 AM IST
- Bharti Airtel ropes in Ogilvy for African safari
Bharti Airtel today said it has appointed Ogilvy Africa to provide brand building services for its African operations.
21 Jun, 2010, 08.17 PM IST
- Africa deal makes Bharti world's 5th largest telecom firm
Bharti's debt for Zain & 3G stands at $10 bn. Zain Africa will be renamed Bharti Airtel International BV. Power of Bharti+Zain | Top ten te...
08 Jun, 2010, 04.04 PM IST
- Bharti Airtel, Zain to achieve closure of $10.7 billion deal
40-member Bharti team headed by Manoj Kohli to move to Nairobi.
08 Jun, 2010, 09.29 AM IST
- Bharti starts drawing funds to complete Zain deal
India’s largest telco by both customers and revenues Bharti Airtel has started drawing down funds from lenders for completing its $9-billio...
28 May, 2010, 02.54 AM IST
- Bharti-Zain deal closure soon
Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it expects to close soon the deal to acquire Zain Telecom's African business.
27 May, 2010, 12.39 AM IST
- Zain deal to strain Bharti's finances; stock ends 9% lower
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch downgraded Bharti to "underperform" from "buy", citing rich valuation of deal. Full Coverage: Bharti-Zain dea...
15 Feb, 2010, 04.06 PM IST
- MTN to hold AGM on June 19, may discuss deal with Bharti
Amid discussions with Bharti for sale, S African teleco MTN will hold its Annual General Meeting on June 19.
22 May, 2008, 10.32 PM IST