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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9023

9 September 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission clears acquisition of Versatel by Tele2

Brussels, 08/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission authorised the proposed acquisition of the Dutch telecommunications operator, Versatel, by the Swedish operator Tele2, for the sum of EUR 1.34 billion. In addition to the acquisition by Tele2 of the Dutch and Belgian subsidiaries of Versatel, the Commission agrees to the sale, by the Swedish group, of Versatel activities in Germany to the investment fund, Apax (for the sum of EUR 565 million). The second deal will be...

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