UPDATE 1-Iliad founder to buy Orange Switzerland for $2.9 billion
December 18, 2014 at 08:10 AM EST
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Telecoms tycoon Xavier Niel's NJJ Capital has agreed to buy Swiss mobile operator Orange Switzerland from private equity group Apax Partners for 2.8 billion Swiss francs ($2.9 billion), Apax said in a statement.