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Zegona Secures EU Green Light for AXA’s FiberPass Stake, Bolstering Vodafone Spain Deleveraging

Story Highlights
  • EU clearance of AXA’s 40% FiberPass stake lets the Spanish fibre deal close by March 2026.
  • Vodafone Spain will use €0.4bn proceeds for share buybacks and debt cuts, strengthening Zegona’s leverage and returns.
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Zegona Secures EU Green Light for AXA’s FiberPass Stake, Bolstering Vodafone Spain Deleveraging

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The latest announcement is out from Zegona Communications ( (GB:ZEG) ).

Zegona Communications has announced that the European Commission has cleared AXA’s acquisition of a 40% stake in Spanish fibre joint venture FiberPass, allowing the deal to proceed without a merger notification and complete by the end of March 2026. FiberPass, majority-owned by Telefónica alongside Vodafone Spain, operates fibre-to-the-home infrastructure covering 3.7 million premises and serving 1.4 million customers, underpinning Vodafone Spain’s fixed services strategy.

The transaction will deliver €0.4bn of upfront proceeds to Vodafone Spain, with half earmarked for an existing share buyback programme and the remainder allocated to debt reduction, targeting net debt of about €3.2bn by March 2026. Zegona says the move strengthens its leverage profile, supports a combined FiberPass and PremiumFiber national all-fibre network strategy in Spain, and is expected to materially cut annual interest costs while enhancing returns to shareholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:ZEG) stock is a Hold with a £1736.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Zegona Communications stock, see the GB:ZEG Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:ZEG Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:ZEG is a Neutral.

The score is driven primarily by mixed financials: very strong free cash flow and solid EBITDA profitability, but materially offset by high leverage and ongoing net losses. Technicals are a secondary positive, showing a clear uptrend with supportive momentum. Valuation confidence is limited due to missing P/E and dividend yield data.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:ZEG stock, click here.

More about Zegona Communications

Zegona Communications is a London-listed investment company focused on the European telecommunications, media and technology sector. Led by former Virgin Media executives, it aims to buy underperforming assets and improve their operations to generate shareholder returns, most recently acquiring Vodafone Spain, a national provider of fixed, mobile and TV services.

Average Trading Volume: 662,672

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £3.78B

Find detailed analytics on ZEG stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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