Media: a new war of shareholders begins in Vimpelcom

In Vimpelcom Ltd. A new war of shareholders begins. Telenor opposed the supported "alpha groups" of the absorption of Wind Telecom Egyptian billionaire Nagib Saviris. But this will not hurt the deal if at least a third of the minorityans approve of it, Vedomosti write.

Vimpelcom Supervisory Board on Sunday in the evening with a majority vote approved a deal to unite with Wind Telecom Nagib Saviris, which controls 100% of the Italian Wind Telecomunicazioni and 51.7% of the Egyptian Holding Orascom Telecom Holding (owns operators in African countries, Asia and in the countries Canada). On March 17, it will be considered by a meeting of shareholders. This transaction can turn the operator into a sixth company in the world in the world.

Recall that in April last year, the telecommunication company Vimpelcom Ltd. reported on the successful completion of the Offer to the Vimpelcom shareholders on the exchange of shares for the papers of the united company, which opens the way to complete the merger of the Ukrainian Kyivstar.

In October 2009, the main shareholders of the Vimpelcom Rossiyskaya Alfa and the Norwegian Tlenor agreed to unite Vimpelcom mobile operators and the Ukrainian Kyivstar in Vimpelcom Ltd. With headquarters in the Netherlands, reminds Reuters.

The company overcame the last obstacle to closing the transaction on the creation of a united company: the arrest from the Vympelkom Vimpelkom share, initiated by the lawsuit of the Farimex minority shareholder, was removed by bailiffs.