M&A & Investments Towerco Cellnex has sold its French data center unit, Towerlink France, to Vauban Infra Fibre (VIF) for €391 million in cash. Cellnex is retreating its focus to neutral host telecoms infrastructure. BSS provider Tecnotree is being acquired by a consortium that includes Helios Investment Partners, Fitzroy Investments Limited, and Padma Ravichander, Tecnotree’s current CEO. The €131 million takeover will take Tecnotree into private ownership. The French government has blocked Eutelsat’s planned sale of its ground antenna division to private equity firm EQT, because it is a strategic asset. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the antennas “are used for civil communication and military communication” and are the only European competitor to Starlink. Financials Vodafone Egypt recorded record…