France Tel, Deutsche Tel line up banks for EE market listing

PARIS (Reuters) - France Telecom has chosen Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise it on a potential initial public offering of EE, Britain's largest mobile operator, according to a person familiar with the matter. Deutsche Telekom is expected to hire JP Morgan for the sale, multiple sources from the sector said, since the bank advised it in 2009 when the 50-50 joint venture with France Telecom was formed. Both telecom groups declined comment on the future of EE on Thursday. ...

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