Person: Xavier Niel

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<p>French billionaire Xavier Niel, who controls telecoms firm Eir in Ireland, has bought Hotel Lambert in central Paris. </p>

companies

Eir-owner Xavier Niel buys Paris mansion for €200m

The transaction is one of the largest ever deals for a private property in the city

<p>2MX Organic shares rose on its debut as the company plans to tap into heightened demand for organic food and sustainable consumer goods by acquiring one or several businesses in the sector.</p>

companies

French billionaire owner of Eir backs push into organic foods

business

Denis O'Brien's Digicel in Caribbean deal with French firm that controls Eir

business

Eir faces 22 sets of legal claims on 2018 breach

soccer

Eir committed to clubs despite no games broadcast since April

business

David McRedmond back on board as Eir’s undergoes changes

Spotlight on national broadband plan as Eir sold again in €3.5bn transaction

Thu, 21 Dec, 2017

Discussions over ownership still ‘ongoing’, says Eir

Eir chief executive, Richard Moat, has said that discussions over the future ownership of the communications company are “ongoing”.

Sat, 04 Nov, 2017

WhatsApp eyes move into digital payments services

Facebook’s instant messaging app, WhatsApp, is mulling a foray into digital payment services in India, its first such offering globally, and has advertised to hire a digital transactions lead in the country.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2017

Deezer targeting Apple and Spotify with IPO

Music streaming business Deezer is seeking at least €300m in a Paris share sale, valuing the company at as much as €1.1bn as it tackles Spotify and Apple’s more recent products.

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015