Qatar Investment Authority wants to fully acquire Telecom Egypt’s stake in Vodafone Egypt via subsidiary

Sources in the mobile market revealed that the Qatar Investment Authority aims to acquire the entire stake of Telecom Egypt in Vodafone Egypt.

Sources close to the negotiations told Daily News Egypt that the negotiations, which have now been renewed, revolve around the sold share, and the Qatari sovereign fund wants to acquire the entire government stake in Vodafone Egypt, amounting to 45%, while the government wants to sell only part of the share, which has been a contentious point since the start. The negotiations have been going on for several months, according to sources.

The sources said that the Qatari Sovereign Fund may use one of the specialized subsidiaries to implement the deal, to be followed by the acquisition of the remaining stake of the South African Vodacom Company.

According to the expected scenarios disclosed by the sources to Daily News Egypt, the deal may be implemented in two phases. The first phase will aim to obtain all or part of Telecom Egypt’s stake in Vodafone Egypt, which allows them to be present with representatives on the company’s board of directors to be a window to learn about the nature of the market in Egypt and the nature of the competition is close, and then enter into negotiations with Vodacom to acquire its share.