Exclusive: Saudi Telecom considers possible offer for United Group, sources say
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jun 03 2024
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Source: reuters
- STC Group Considering Offer for United Group: Saudi Arabia's STC Group is exploring a potential offer for European telecom and pay-TV operator United Group.
- BC Partners Preparing to Sell United Group: UK buyout group BC Partners, which acquired United Group in 2019, is working on a sale that could value the company at around 8 billion euros.
- Expansion Plans of STC: If successful, this deal would expand STC's presence in the European telecom sector, following previous acquisitions in Spain and telecommunications tower assets in Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia.
- Interest from Infrastructure Funds: The sale of United Group has attracted interest from infrastructure funds looking to bid for specific countries like Greece, Croatia, and Slovenia.
- Financial Performance of United Group: United Group's revenue and profitability showed growth last year, with revenue reaching 2.7 billion euros and earnings before interest, tax depreciation, and amortization after leases at 988 million euros.
Analyst Views on KKR
Wall Street analysts forecast KKR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KKR is 159.67 USD with a low forecast of 145.00 USD and a high forecast of 176.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 123.480
Low
145.00
Averages
159.67
High
176.00
Current: 123.480
Low
145.00
Averages
159.67
High
176.00
About KKR
KKR & Co. Inc. is a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. The Company’s segments include Asset Management, Insurance and Strategic Holdings. Asset Management segment offers a range of investment management services to investment funds, vehicles and accounts and provides capital markets services to portfolio companies and third parties. Asset Management segment includes five business lines: Private Equity, Real Assets, Credit and Liquid Strategies, Capital Markets and Principal Activities. Insurance segment is operated by Global Atlantic, which is a United States retirement and life insurance company that provides a suite of protection, legacy and savings products and reinsurance solutions to clients across individual and institutional markets. Global Atlantic offers individuals fixed-rate annuities and others. Strategic Holdings segment represents its participation in its core private equity strategy.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
