Usmanov gets greater control over MegaFon
Oligarch Alisher Usmanov has boosted his stake in the holding company that controls Russian mobile operator MegaFon from 82% to 95.5%. ...
Tag: Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)
Bank Rossiya reps seek approval to buy Tele2 Russia
Two representatives of St Petersburg-based Bank Rossiya have reportedly filed an application with Russia’s antitrust regulator for clearance to acquire 50% ...
VTB opens door for private equity in Tele2 Russia
Russian bank VTB has confirmed it plans to sell a stake in mobile operator Tele2 Russia to a group of ...
Tata Docomo, Aircel and MTS India said to mull three-way merger
Mid-tier Indian operators Tata Docomo, Aircel and MTS are reportedly in talks to combine their operations – a move which ...
MTS Belarus stake on the block again
Belarus has re-launched the sale of its 51% stake in mobile operator MTS Belarus. The State Property Committee (SPC) and state-owned ...
Local operators consider TriMob buy – report
Ukrainian telco Ukrtelecom’s mobile unit TriMob is reportedly back up for sale, with MTS Ukraine, Turkcell and Kyivstar all said ...
SCM wins approval for Ukrtelecom buy
The Ukrainian antitrust authority has approved Systems Capital Management’s (SCM) planned acquisition of a 92.79% indirect stake in Ukrtelecom for ...
MegaFon shareholders green-light Scartel buy
Russian number two mobile operator MegaFon has secured shareholder approval to acquire smaller rival Scartel (Yota) for US$1.18bn – a ...
Rostelecom said to hire advisers for Tele2 Russia tie-up
Russia’s Rostelecom has reportedly mandated two investment banks and an accountancy firm to advise it on a possible deal with ...
Creditors asked to buy MTS Uzbekistan assets
Russian mobile operator MTS said it understands Uzbek authorities have asked creditors to buy the assets of its beleaguered local ...
