MegaFon completes $1.1 billion deal for Euroset stake

Reuters 7 December 2012 MegaFon, Russia’s No.2 mobile operator, has completed a $1.07 billion deal to buy a stake in cellphone retailer Euroset to expand the number of shops through which it can sell its services. MegaFon MGFON.UL, controlled by Russia’s...

Megafon could acquire leading mobile phone retailer Euroset

East-West Digital News 26 September 2012 On Monday, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced via Twitter that Megafon, one of Russia’s leading mobile operators, has officially filed a request to acquire a 50% stake in Euroset, the country’s largest mobile...

UPDATE 2-MegaFon board backs plan to buy Euroset stake-source

Reuters 10 September 2012 Mobile phone operator MegaFon , which is preparing a London flotation, on Friday approved a plan to buy a half stake in Russia’s biggest cellphone retailer, a source familiar with the situation said. The deal for 50 percent of Euroset,...