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Telefonica hires Goldman Sachs to sell UK mobile masts stake
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    • Telefonica hires Goldman Sachs to sell UK mobile masts stake

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    By Kenneth Mwangi

    Spain’s Telefonica (TEF.MC) has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs (GS.N) to sell its 50% stake in a mobile masts operator in Britain, El Confidencial reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter.

    The stake in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited, which Telefonica shares with UK rival Vodafone (VOD.L), would be worth around 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion), El Confidencial said.

    A spokesman for Telefonica declined to comment and officials at Goldman Sachs didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

    The Spanish telecom firms had said it was open to selling the stake in Cornerstone when it sold its mobile phone masts in Europe and Latin America to American Tower (AMT.N) for 7.7 billion euros earlier this year. read more

    Telefonica is in the process of selling down assets to cut its debt, and also plans to use proceeds from some divestments to fund other acquisitions.