Macquarie's MEIF 6 Fibre unit to buy UK telecoms firm KCOM
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(Reuters) - Macquarie unit MEIF 6 Fibre Ltd is to buy KCOM Group Plc in a deal that values the British telecoms company at 627 million pounds, ending a bidding war with a UK pension fund.The high value of the deal reflects the appeal of KCOM's prized full-fibre network, an attractive asset to firms looking to build a presence in the sector without spending on new infrastructure roll-out.Macquarie funds have been investors in critical telecom infrastructure since the early 2000s, including..