元器件交易网讯 以色列媒体大亨Haim Saban 同意购买以色列第二大电信商PTNR.TA的控股权，并以此来扩大其在电话、网络和电视服务方面的市场。
Scailex在特拉维夫证券交易上声明，Saban资金将会以现金支付以色列控股公司Scailex Corp2.5亿锡尔克(6500万美元)，并且承担3亿美元的贷款用于Scailex拖欠香港综合企业和记黄埔(0013.HK)的债务。
哈雷尔(Harel)金融分析师Rami Rozen 这次交易对Partner的股东是一个积极的信号，并且公司也将会从这么个实力雄厚的、出身名门的所有者身上受益。
Scailex从对Partner44.5%的控股权减为13.8%，而Saban将会拥有30.7%的控股权，Scailex的母公司Suny(SUNY.TA)将会拥有1.4%的股份。
Partner在特拉维夫上涨了3.3%，达到25.47锡尔克。(元器件交易网刘光明 摘译)
原文如下：
Saban buys control of Israel"s Partner Communications
(Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli media magnate Haim Saban agreed to buy a controlling stake in Israel"s second largest telecoms operator, Partner Communications (PTNR.TA), to expand into the market for bundled phone, internet and television services.
Saban Capital will pay Israeli holding company Scailex Corp (SCIX.TA) 250 million shekels ($65 million) in cash, and take on a $300 million loan that Scailex owes to Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa (0013.HK), Scailex said in a statement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
Israel"s mobile phone industry was turned upside down this year with the entry of six new operators, sparking a price war and leading to many customers switching companies.
Last month Bezeq Israel Telecom (BEZQ.TA), the country"s largest telecoms group, said it will give rivals access to its broadband infrastructure in return for license concessions from regulators. This will enable Partner to provide a bundled service supporting internet, voice, media and TV.
Scailex began talks with Saban last month about a possible sale of Partner, which operates under the Orange brand.
Saban is familiar with the Israeli communications market, having been part of the group that controlled Bezeq from 2005 to 2009.
This familiarity brings with it an advantage at a strategic and at a regulatory level, Ilanit Sherf, an analyst at Israeli brokerage Psagot, said.
"Saban comes from the content side, another advantage to Partner on the eve of its entry into the multi-channel television market and its transformation from a cellular company into a communications company expected to supply several services," she said.
Harel Finance analyst Rami Rozen said the deal was positive for Partner"s shareholders, as the company will benefit from a strong and well-connected owner.
Scailex - which held 44.5 percent of Partner - will keep 13.8 percent, while Saban will have 30.7 percent. Suny (SUNY.TA), Scailex"s parent company, will keep a 1.4 percent stake.
Partner"s shares closed up 3.3 percent to 25.47 shekels in Tel Aviv.
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