PARIS (Reuters) - Altimo, the telecoms investment vehicle of Russian oil-to-banking billionaire Mikhail Fridman, said on Thursday it had raised a $750 million loan with Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) as part of a refinancing deal.
Chief Finance Officer Teijo Pankko told the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms summit in Paris that Altimo had just clinched the deal, which includes about $100 million of new money.
"It is backed by Kyivstar -- the whole stake," Pankko said.
Altimo owns 43.5 percent of Kyivstar, the second largest mobile phone company in Ukraine. Norwegian operator Telenor (TEL.OL: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) owns the remaining 56.5 percent.
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