[kictanet] Orange back to the drawing as Viettel pulls out of takeover talks

[Dennis Kioko]

Who are these local investors interested in TKL?

A number of politically connected local investors have been snapping up
businesses in other sectors, wouldn't be surprised if it is the same group
here.

On Mon Nov 24 2014 at 04:50:44 Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers
>
> Viettel Group, the Vietnamese firm that wanted to acquire a 70 per cent
> stake in Telkom Kenya, has dropped its bid, sending France Telecom back to
> the drawing board for an alternative exit plan.
>
> Read on
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> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Orange-kenya-buyout-bid-flops/-/539550/2532842/-/item/0/-/11sd6ey/-/index.html
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