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GIC to buy stake in Hutchison's mobile business

It has 4 fellow investors in £3b deal

Published Fri, May 8, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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GIC will, together with four institutional investors, acquire a 33 per cent stake in British mobile operators Three UK and O2 UK from Hong Kong-listed Hutchison Whampoa Limited for £3.1 billion (S$6.39 billion).

The Singapore sovereign fund on Friday said it will invest £1.1 billion alongside the other four investors in Hutchison 3G UK Holdings (CI) Ltd, which is the combined Three UK and O2 UK business.

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