Liberty, private equity firms eye FT Swiss unit - report

Nieuws Mobiel Zwitserland 8 AUG 2011
Liberty, private equity firms eye FT Swiss unit - report
Cable operator Liberty Global and private equity companies Apax Partners and EQT Partners are all understood to be considering bidding for Orange Switzerland, reports Bloomberg citing three people familiar with the matter. France Telecom announced plans to sell its Swiss subsidiary in July after attempts to merge it with rival Sunrise were blocked by regulators. The sources indicated that the sale process would probably commence at end-August and could raise up to EUR 2 billion.

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