Hutchison Whampoa will create Britain’s largest mobile network after agreeing a ￡10.3bn deal to acquire O2 in the UK from Spain’s Telefónica.
In its largest overseas deal, Hutchison will combine O2 with its Three mobile group to bring together 31m customers, or about 41 per cent of the UK wireless market.
Hutchison is controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, who has overseen an aggressive push into UK infrastructure with a range of acquisitions in ports, rail and real estate.
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