Qtel eyes Iraq’s Asiacell
Qatar Telecom (Qtel), the Gulf state's former monopoly, plans to buy out a private equity partner's 19-percent stake in Iraqi telecoms operator Asiacell, two banking sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Qtel has a 30-percent stake in Asiacell, Iraq's number two operator, while its partner MerchantBridge has 19 percent ownership of the Iraqi […]Dinesh Nair reports for Reuters:
Qatar Telecom (Qtel), the Gulf state's former monopoly, plans to buy out a private equity partner's 19-percent stake in Iraqi telecoms operator Asiacell, two banking sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Qtel has a 30-percent stake in Asiacell, Iraq's number two operator, while its partner MerchantBridge has 19 percent ownership of the Iraqi telco.
