Cable and private equity leaders meet in Warsaw to asses surge in deal activity

July 10, 2013 - PRLog -- Senior executives from cable operators and private equity firms are gathering in Warsaw for the TMT Finance & Investment Central and Eastern Europe Conference on September 25, to discuss the surge in new deals across the region.

Industry experts are predicting a sharp rise in mergers and acquisition activity in the telecoms and media space across Europe for the rest of the year, as mobile operators scramble to acquire fixed TV, cable and broadband assets across the region. Central and Eastern Europe is especially active and the TMT Finance conference in Warsaw features over 40 speakers representing key players.

The Cable Strategy Round Table – Delivering content and Leveraging the network will feature Tomasz Żurański, President and CEO of Polish cable operator Vectra alongside speakers from  Resource Partners, which owns Batco, Latvia’s leading cable operator, Warburg Pincus and Mid Europa which own assets across the region.

“European cable assets will become a battleground for mobile operators looking to add TV, media and broadband bundles to consumers, and private equity groups who continue to be actively monitoring investment opportunities across the region,” one banker said. “There are a handful of assets in Poland and the surrounding countries which could be in play later this year, as well as a sustained need for consolidation in several key sectors and geographies.”

“European cable deals are a hot topic, with several assets on the block, and strong demand boosting valuations,” said Ben Nice, News Editor, TMT Finance. “Regional quad play SBB Telemach of Serbia, Bosnia and Slovenia is currently in a live process  and attracting plenty of interest with valuation talk in the region of E900m – or around 8-9 x EBITDA.”

The TMT Finance & Investment Central Eastern Europe 2013 Conference will feature a series of leadership panel discussions, keynotes and network sessions including: Telecom Strategy Round Table; Cable Strategy Round Table; The M&A Panel; Regulation Round Table; Broadband Infrastructure Panel; Financing Telecoms; and The Future of TMT – as well as 5 Visionary Keynote Speeches and 5 Hours of Networking.

Other speakers include Netia; Telekom Austria; MCI Management; Barclays Capital; EMSA Capital; Google; Telenor Hungary; Raiffeisen Bank International; Deutsche Bank; Dentons; EBRD; Arthur D. Little; Neostratus; Credit Agricole CIB; Akira Partners; Bank Pekao S.A; Societe Generale; Analysys Mason; and Rothschild.

For more information go to www.tmtfinance.com/cee