United Group has completed a deal to acquire Bulgaria's largest telecom, BTC. Earlier this year, United Group also acquired TELE 2 Croatia. The deal for the Greek TV and internet provider FORTHNET is about to be finalized, too.
The company will end 2020 with over 10 million users and over 11,000 employees. The European Commission approved the acquisition in April. According to the Financial Times, the deal for Vivacom is worth 1.2 billion euros, making it the largest in Bulgaria's corporate history. Just over 50% of United Group is owned by the Serbian BC Partners, investor.bg recalls. United Group, which is present in all former Yugoslav republics, said it would invest in the renovation of BTC.
No significant change in the weather is expected over the next 24 hours. It will remain cloudy with widespread and, in many areas, heavy rainfall. It will snow above 600-800 meters. By the end of the day, the rain in the southwestern regions will..
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