| Billionaire Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. agreed to acquire Telefonica's O2 unit in the U.K. for more than £10.25 billion (S$20.80 billion) to create the country's biggest wireless provider by customers. The price includes an initial sum of £9.25 billion in cash, with the remainder to be paid when certain financial targets are met, Telefonica said Tuesday.
Hutchison is selling 30 per cent of the enlarged business, a stake it values at as much as £3 billion, people familiar with the matter said. Hutchison is in talks with investors including Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and has also held discussions with potential partners including Qatar's sovereign-wealth fund, they said...............................................Full Article: Source
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