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Roman Abramovich-owned British telecoms firm sold for £1

Duncan MacRae — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:23:18 +0000

German tech entrepreneur, Hakan Koç, and former telecoms executive and private equity investor, Pyrros Koussios, have acquired global mobile operator Truphone. Koç and Koussios are said to have snapped up the assets and subsidiaries of Truphone Limited for £1 following the completion of the company’s restructuring and the recent receipt of National Security and Investment... Read more »

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Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich among sanctioned oligarchs

Ryan Daws — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:15:28 +0000

Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich is among the latest Russian oligarchs to be sanctioned by the UK today. Abramovich made the bulk of his wealth from selling assets following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The assets were acquired far below market value in Russia’s controversial loans-for-shares privatisation initiative. Between 2000-2008, Abramovich was the governor of... Read more »

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Truphone will use EE’s network after signing deal with BT

Ryan Daws — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:43:33 +0000

UK-based MVNO Truphone will use EE’s network after signing a five-year deal with BT Wholesale. Truphone’s customers will benefit from EE’s network which, according to independent tests, is the best overall in the UK for coverage and speeds. At present, Truphone is operating on O2’s network. Ralph Steffens, CEO of Truphone, said: “We’re incredibly excited... Read more »

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