Articles tagged with: Megafon and Altimo
Megafon and Turkcell to be Merged into Single Holding Company
There is to be further tidying up of the often complex Russian-Nordic telecoms investments, after TeliaSonera and Altimo agreed to merge their respective direct and indirect interests in Turkcell and megafon, into a new company. The new company will be established in a western jurisdiction and listed on the New York Stock Exchange. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, turkcell, new-york, georgia, Russia
Altimo CEO Won't Stand in Way of Megafon IPO
Russian investment company Altimo won't stand in the way if mobile operator megafon decides to launch an initial public offering in 2009, said Altimo Chief Executive Alexey Reznikovich. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, alfa, telenor, ipo, vimpelcom, vodafone-group, asa, Russia
TeliaSonera Keeping an Eye on Cukurova's Turkcell Stake
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera is monitoring developments relating to Turkish holding company Cukurova's stake in mobile operator Turkcell closely, said TeliaSonera spokesman Ola Kallemur Tuesday. more
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Source says Alfa, TeliaSonera talks on asset swap breakdown"
MOSCOW, Mar 30 (Prime-Tass) -- Talks between Altimo, the telecommunications arm of Russian industrial and financial holding Alfa Group, and Finnish-Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera on a possible asset swap have broken down amid several disagreements, a source close to the negotiations said, Vedomosti business daily reported Friday. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, alfa, telenor, alfa-group, kyivstar
Altimo takes $1.5 bln loan for mobile projects in Eurasia
MOSCOW, Mar 14 (Prime-Tass) -- Altimo, the telecommunications arm of Russian industrial and financial holding Alfa Group, has taken out a US$1.5 billion 2-year loan from Deutsche Bank to develop its mobile projects in Eurasia, the company said in a statement Wednesday. more
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Regulator seeks Alfa mandatory offer for Turkcell shrs
ISTANBUL, Feb 19 (Dow Jones) -- Turkey's capital markets regulator, the SPK, has called on Russian company Alfa Group to hold a mandatory tender offer to buy out minority shares in Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported Monday. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, alfa, turkcell, alfa-group, cukurova
Sources say Altimo in talks with TeliaSonera on asset swap
MOSCOW, Feb 14 (Prime-Tass) -- Altimo, the telecommunications arm of Russian industrial and financial holding Alfa Group, has been in talks for several months with Finnish-Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera on a possible swap of assets, two sources close to the talks said, Vedomosti business daily reported Wednesday. more
Related Tags: teliasonera, alfa, kyivstar
IPOC plans to invest $1.5 bln in Russian telecoms, VimpelCom"
MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Prime-Tass) -- Investors of Bermuda Islands-based IPOC International Growth Fund plan within six months to invest US$1 billion to $1.5 billion in Russian telecommunications companies, including the country's second largest mobile operator VimpelCom, IPOC's Director Mads Braemer-Jensen said, Vedomosti business daily reported Thursday. more
Related Tags: alfa, telenor, alfa-group
Vodafone:"No Substance" To Report In Talks With Alfa"
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Vodafone Group has denied a report in The Times newspaper that it is in talks with Russia's Alfa Group over a possible GBP15-billion tie-up. "There is no substance to this," said a spokesman for the U.K. telecommunications giant. more
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Russia Telecoms Min Supports Alfa's Foreign Expansion
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Telecommunications Minister Leonid Reiman Monday expressed rare support for Alfa Group in their drive to expand overseas, on the sidelines of an investor conference. more
Related Tags: alfa, telenor, alfa-group, vimpelcom, kyivstar, leonid-reiman

