US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have taken the lead roles on a $21.5bn (£13.5bn) tie-up which will create one of the world's biggest telecom companies. Russian telecoms operator VimpelCom is set to acquire Weather Investments in the first quarter of 2011, handing the company a presence in 20 countries across the world. Akin Gump is advising VimpelCom with a team led by London partner Dan Walsh alongside corporate partners Fred Heller, Pat Dooley and Sebastian Rice.
October 05, 2010 at 06:56 AM
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US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have taken the lead roles on a $21.5bn (£13.5bn) tie-up which will create one of the world’s biggest telecom companies.
Russian telecoms operator VimpelCom is set to acquire Weather Investments in the first quarter of 2011, handing the company a presence in 20 countries across the world.
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