Fund buys €862m Eutelsat stake

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FRANCE - French civil servants' fund Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations has purchased a 25.5% stake in Eutelsat Communications, which is worth €862.7m.

The shares were held by companies controlled by Eurazeo and purchased for €15.70 each, and takes Caisse des Dépôts total holdings in the firm to 56.4 million shares, or 26.15% of the capital. Th...

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