Over €20bn of Telecom M&A Deals shortlisted for Deal of the Year 2018

LONDON - Nov. 15, 2018 - PRLog -- Over 20 billion euros of mergers and acquisitions have been shortlisted for this year's Telecom M&A Deal of the Year Award at the TMT M&A Awards 2018, reflecting the record breaking pace and the telecoms industry is experiencing as a result of boardroom discussions to consolidate their industries or compete against powerful digital disruptors.

Now in it's 5^th year, the TMT M&A Awards 2018 recognises the outstanding achievements of the top performers in TMT Dealmaking, Leadership, Financing and Advisory, and is the only global industry benchmark that provides world-class recognition for winners.

Tele 2 (Com Hem), NJJ and Iliad (EIR), Telia (GET/ TDC Norway), Macquarie (TDC Denmark), PPF (Telenor Assets) Deutche Telekom (UPC Austria) and Hutchison (Windtre) are among the organisations shortlisted for the Telecom M&A Deal of the Year Award along with advisers including Citi, Goldman Sachs, Lazard, Société Générale, Liontree, Bank of America, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, BNP Partibas, Credit Suisse and Moelis & Co.

The TMT M&A Awards have seen over 100 companies shortlisted (http://bit.ly/2B2cYHk) within 29 awards categories, representing the largest M&A deals across the world and highlighting both EMEA, Asia and emerging markets. 2018 will also see the introduction of several new awards categories including TMT Private Equity, TMT Private Equity Firm and Women in TMT M&A Industry Leaders, along with the showcase Tech M&A Deal of the Year, Media M&A Deal of the Year and TMT Deal of the Year Awards.

'Mergers and acquisitions are playing an ever increasing role in the growth and development strategy of the leading global telecommunications businesses,' said Managing Director of TMT Finance, Dominic Lowndes. 'The M&A market in 2018 has continued to be extremely robust and the TMT M&A Awards (https://www.tmtfinance.com/awards/) showcases the year's largest deals and the collective efforts of the executive teams across dealmaking and advisory.'

Hosted by TMT Finance and sponsored by EY and Upslide, the TMT M&A Awards 2018 will feature as part of the three day TMT Finance World Congress 2018.

For more information about the TMT M&A Awards 2018 including tickets please visit www.tmtfinance.com/awards or contact enquiries@tmtfinance.com for sponsor opportunities.