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A new report has this afternoon claimed that the debt strained TalkTalk<\/a> Group, which last year reportedly appointed advisers PJT Partners to help sell off its remaining operations (here<\/a>), have now allegedly begun talks with several prospective bidders for their various divisions.<\/p>\n

The group has certainly had an eventful few years, which was headlined by the demerger of their businesses (Talk Talk Consumer, PXC [Wholesale] and Talk Talk Business Direct) and last year’s signing of a crucial \u00a3400m refinancing package, which enabled them to avoid a default on their debts until 2027 (here<\/a>, here<\/a>). This was later followed up by a \u00a3120m funding deal to help tackle ongoing financial pressures (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> The Group\u2019s latest annual accounts (here<\/a>) revealed that TalkTalk<\/a> made a statutory loss before tax of \u00a3465m for the year ended 28th February 2025 (up from \u00a3153m last year). The overall level of net debt (excluding leases) has also hit \u00a31.2bn \u2013 rising to \u00a31.96bn if you include leases.<\/div>\n

More recently they’ve also launched a major brand refresh and advertising push for their consumer broadband ISP business (here<\/a>). At the same time the group is still doing everything it can to cut costs and tackle their underlying debt problem, including the possible disposal (sale) of its remaining businesses and more job cuts (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

According to Sky News<\/a>, the embattled group has now moved to the next phase by allegedly opening tentative discussions with potential buyers for their various divisions. The talks are expected to attract interest from a number of suitors, such as Vodafone<\/a> and Virgin Media<\/a> (O2<\/a>), although it’s too early to know if anybody will place a serious bid.<\/p>\n

At present, the likes of Vodafone<\/a> and Sky Broadband<\/a> are probably better fits for TalkTalk<\/a>’s consumer base than BT<\/a> or Virgin Media<\/a>, partly due to their packages, pricing and network selection being more closely aligned; at least in some respects. But a deal with BT<\/a> can probably be ruled out due to competition concerns.<\/p>\n

In addition, it’s unclear whether Vodafone<\/a> would be willing to take on the added complications of a retail consolidation, while also still being busy with their Three UK<\/a> mobile merger. TalkTalk declined to comment on the Sky News report. Credits to forum member Ionide for pointing us to this development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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