Drahi fee pool to surpass $100m

A group of 12 investment banks are due to share at least $100 million in fees from their work advising telecoms billionaire Patrick Drahi

Tuesday 15 April 2014 at 07:06

Investment banks advising billionaire investor Patrick Drahi on his acquisition of French telecoms company SFR, and the subsequent financing package, are set to share in a fee pool north of $100 million.

Drahi's investment vehicle Altice and its subsidiary Numericable announced today they would raise €10 billion through the sale of high-yield bonds to finance an acquisition of SFR.