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Herfindahl index may provide clues to which deals are approved; regardless of outcomes, we prefer Telefonica.<ul><li class="p1">While the EU regulator's non-approval of Telenor's and TeliaSonera's proposed merger of their Danish operations increases the risk that wireless consolidation to three operators from four will be frowned upon, we don't think all future deals are dead.</li><li class="p1">Looking at the previously approved deals in Austria, Ireland, and Germany with an overlay of the Herfindahl index provides insight into the potential approval of the currently proposed deals in the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.</li></ul>Analyst: Allan Nichols

Herfindahl index may provide clues to which deals are approved; regardless of outcomes, we prefer Telefonica.While the EU regulator's non-approval of Telenor's and TeliaSonera's proposed merger of their Danish operations increases the risk that wireless consolidation to three operators from four will be frowned upon, we don't think all future deals are dead.Looking at the previously approved deals in Austria, Ireland, and Germany with an overlay of the Herfindahl index provides insight into the potential approval of the currently proposed deals in the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.Analyst: Allan Nichols

EU Regulatory Changes Make Telecom M&A More Difficult

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EU Regulatory Changes Make Telecom M&A More Difficult