The owners of Polish mobile operator Polkomtel have allowed the four candidates which submitted second-round bids into the next stage of negotiations, according to media reports.
Weglokoks CEO Jerzy Podsiadlo was quoted saying in Reuters that all four…
The owners of Polish mobile operator Polkomtel have allowed the four candidates which submitted second-round bids into the next stage of negotiations, according to media reports.
Weglokoks CEO Jerzy Podsiadlo was quoted saying in Reuters that all four bidders were qualified to the next round in negotiations.
Sweden’s TeliaSonera (advised by BoA Merrill Lynch), local businessman Zygmunt Solorz-Zak (advised by Trigon, Credit Agricole and Deutsche Bank), a consortium of Telenor (reportedly advised by Barclays) and Bain Capital (advised by BNP Paribas), as well as private equity firm Apax (advised by Morgan Stanley) have reportedly placed a bid.
KGHM, PKN Orlen, and Vodafone each have a 24.39% stake in Polkomtel, with PGE holding 21.85% and Weglokoks 4.98%.
PKN Orlen is advised by Nomura, while PGE appointed ING.
KGHM is advised by Rothschild, and Vodafone hired Goldman Sachs. Nomura is coordinating the pool of advisers.
