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France Telecom confirms interest in TeliaSonera

2008-04-21 18:49:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...TeliaSonera AB, but said it has yet to make a decision or start takeover talks. The French group also sought to explain the reasoning behind its newfound appetite for large-scale acquisitions in an effort to allay investors' growing alarm For France Telecom (FR:013330: news, chart, profile) , a purchase of TeliaSonera (SE:TLSN: news, chart,...
 
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France Telecom-TeliaSonera saga ends as France Telecom walks away from the deal

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2008-07-02 07:16:54 by dusanb in IntoMobile
...TeliaSonera saga is now officially over. France Telecom, Europe's third-largest telecommunications company, said it's decided not to submit a firm offer for TeliaSonera because it couldn't reach an agreement with the Swedish company's board members on financial conditions Were Swedes to greedy, or they didn't want to see the French company...
 
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TeliaSonera acquires controlling interests in mobile operators in Nepal and Cambodia for $484 million

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2008-09-29 16:07:26 by dusanb in IntoMobile
TeliaSonera, the same company that we thought will be either bought by France Telecom or merge with Telenor , announced that it has acquired controlling interests in two mobile operators, Spice Nepal Private Limited in Nepal and Applifone Co Limited in Cambodia Under the agreement, TeliaSonera will actually acquire 51% of the shares and votes in...
 
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Telenor to merge with TeliaSonera?

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2008-06-15 14:44:30 by dusanb in IntoMobile
...TeliaSonera rejected France Telecom's bid , the saga of the industry consolidation in the far north of Europe continues. Apparently, Norway-based Telenor is interested to merge with TeliaSonera The chairman of the Norwegian parliament's business and industry committee Ola Borten Moe thinks it could be a good industrial solution for Telenor to...
 
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TeliaSonera rejects France Telecom's $42 billion offer

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2008-06-10 19:02:16 by dusanb in IntoMobile
TeliaSonera and its largest shareholder, Swedish government, have rejected France Telecom's SKR252.5 billion ($42 billion) bid for the mobile operator. France Telecom used the so called unsolicited approach, which includes both cash and stock, and which values TeliaSonera at 56.23 kronor a share, or about 26% higher than the Nordic operator's...
 
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Swedish military okays TeliaSonera/France Telecom deal

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2008-06-20 16:53:47 by dusanb in IntoMobile
...TeliaSonera by France Telecom will not have security implications Previously we've heard Swedish government, a 37% owner of TelaSonera, citing possible security concerns as reasons for not approving the deal The defence forces judge that a change of the ownership in TeliaSonera, provided that sufficient measures are taken to ensure the...
 
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France Telecom, Teliasonera talks about to end?

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2008-06-30 12:25:45 by dusanb in IntoMobile
...TeliaSonera saga continues as the two parties met for talks late on Sunday, after France Telecom indicated it would sweeten its bid According to The Wall Street Journal's sources the discussions could "lead to an agreement or fall apart at any moment." France Telecom has set an informal deadline for today (Monday) to reach a deal with the...
 
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France Telecom getting serious about TeliaSonera; Wants to raise 10 billion EUR for the acquisition

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2008-05-30 15:49:59 by dusanb in IntoMobile
...TeliaSonera. The French telecom giant, which is also known as the owner of the Orange mobile group, has been negotiating with the Nordic operator for quite some time now. However, it seems that the Swedish government, which owns 37% of TeliaSonera, is opposing the deal. National security reasons were cites as reasons, and at the moment...
 
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TeliaSonera to bring iPhone to the Nordic and Baltic markets

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2008-05-27 13:40:54 by dusanb in IntoMobile