Qatar to buy Irish telecom firm

 

DUBLIN / Reuters

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is set to buy a major stake in Irish telecoms firm Eir, the Irish Times reported on Thursday, in a move that would likely support its plans to hold off from a stock market flotation for now. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is on course to acquire York Capital, Eir’s second-largest shareholder’s stake of
about 15 percent.

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