Friday 6 April 2018

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global acquires DEN shares worth Rs 19.08 cr

On April 6, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) increased its stake in multi system operator (MSO) DEN by buying 18,34,784 or 0.9% stake at Rs 104 a piece for Rs 19.08 crore. It is a sovereign wealth fund of Government of Norway.


DEN provides cable TV and broadband services in the country. Following the purchase, DEN Networks’ shares rose 3% to Rs 108.1. Prior to the acquisition, GPFG held 1.5% stake in the company at the end of the December quarter. Now, its total stake in the company stands at 2.4%.

Currently, DEN Networks reaches 13 million cable TV households in 500+ cities across 13 key states. Its subsidiary DEN Broadband provides high-speed broadband internet services of up to 100 Mbps speed using DOCSIS 3.0 and GPON technology and is presently available in Delhi & NCR and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

DEN also owns an OTT App ‘DEN TV+’.

Sourcehttp://cablequest.org/index.php/news/cable-news/item/12654-norway%E2%80%99s-government-pension-fund-global-acquires-den-shares-worth-rs-19-08-cr

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