VimpelCom, a leading Russian mobile operator working under Beeline brand, has announced a purchase of 100% shares of Belgorod region telecom Belgorodskiye Tsifrovye Magistrali (Belgorod Digital Mains) for $14.7 million. Belgorod Digital Mains provide telephone and broadband Internet services under Magistrali Telecom and Belnet brands.
Skype announced yesterday it had signed a final agreement with Almaz Capital Partners investment fund to acquire Qik, a mobile video file sharing application. Analysts assess the deal to be worth $150 million, although neither party is commenting. The transaction will be finalized this month.
Digital Sky Technologies (DST Global), Russia’s major Internet investment fund, pledged $50 million to Facebook’s latest $500 million financing round. In addition, DST stakeholder Goldman Sachs bought a $450 million stake with the right to sell up to $75 million to DST, according to sources quoted in The New York Times involved in the talks. With …
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