Blackstone buys $3.3 billion stake in Deutsche Telekom
The Blackstone Group, a private equity company, has agreed to purchase a 4.5 percent stake in Deutsche Telekom AG, in a move to become a major shareholder in Europe's largest telecommunications provider, the companies said Monday.
Blackstone will buy 191.7 million shares, valued at around
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