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Saturday, December 10, 2011

France Telecom to sell Orange Suisse - PE interest

According to Bloomberg, the following groups have shown interest in the sale:


Apax
EQT Partners
Providence Equity
Xavier Niel/ Goldman Sachs
Orascom
Liberty Global




left the process:
Bain Capital
Carlyle Group


The 800 lb gorilla is CVC who owns rival Sunrise. Although a merger was earlier attempted and refused by Swiss authorities, it seems another effort might be in the works. 











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