MegaFon seeks US$3bn loan for stake buy from Alfa
Russian mobile operator Megafon is reportedly seeking a US$2-3bn loan for the purchase of Mikhail Fridman’s 25.1% stake in the ...
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Telenor denies allegations of breach of Russian investment regulation
Norway’s Telenor has refuted suggestions it breached a Russian foreign investment law when it upped its stake in the federation’s ...
TeliaSonera confirms talks on MegaFon ownership changes
Sweden’s TeliaSonera has confirmed it is in talks with the two other major shareholders in Russian mobile operator MegaFon about ...
Turkcell frees US$251m of Cukurova assets
Turkish mobile operator Turkcell has freed TL450m (US$251m) of seized assets, rights and receivables belonging to stakeholder Cukurova Holding following ...
Telenor further increases Vimpelcom stake
Norwegian telco Telenor has upped its stake in VimpelCom via a US$715m deal with JP Morgan Securities. Telenor said in ...
Usmanov may pay US$5bn for controlling stake in MegaFon – report
Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov reportedly may pay about US$5bn for fellow billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s 25.1% stake in local mobile operator ...
Rostelecom secures US$530m loans
Russia’s Rostelecom has confirmed it has secured two loans valued at a total of Rbs15.5bn (US$529.4m) with two separate banks. ...
VimpelCom ups bond offering to US$1.19bn
Russian telco VimpelCom has closed the books on a new tranche of non-convertible, ruble-denominated bonds valued at Rbs10bn (US$341m), bringing ...
Cukurova freed from paying US$1.4bn in escrow account
In the ongoing Turkcell ownership dispute, Cukurova has succeeded in its appeal against a court ruling ordering Cukurova to pay ...
Bidding for Vivacom gains traction
Three bidders have reportedly submitted binding offers for Bulgarian telecoms operator Vivacom, with Turkcell also interested. Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank ...
