Hutchison Whampoa nearing deal to buy U.K.’s O2
January 22, 2015 at 23:59 PM EST
Li Ka-shing ’s Hutchison Whampoa is nearing a deal to buy U.K. mobile-phone operator O2 for more than $15 billion in what would be the latest big consolidation move in that country’s fast-changing wireless market, The Wall Street Journal reports.