Russia, Egypt In $6.6 Billion Telecom Deal

October 6, 2010 · Posted in Business finance 
AHN News Staff

Moscow, Russian Federation (AHN) – In what could become the world’s fifth-largest telecommunications carrier, Russian and Egyptian telecom giants have agreed to a $6.6 billion deal to merge their assets.

The agreement, which will see 174 million customers worldwide, has been signed between Russian telecom giant Vimpelcom and Weather Investments, and Egyptian telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris’ Orascom Telecom.

The accord will allow Vimpelcom to take over 100 percent of Italian mobile operator Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. and 51.7 percent of Egypt’s Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E, which serves Asia, Africa and Canada.

The shareholders of Weather Investments, meanwhile, will acquire an 18.5 percent voting stake in Vimpelcom and around $1.8 billion in cash.

After the merger, the new company will jointly operate in 20 countries, covering 850 million people in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.

The agreement does not include Wind’s Greek operation.

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