Three-horse race as National Lottery bidding kicks off

Linda J. Dodson

Bidders are understood to have consolidated into three main groups. The Sunday Telegraph revealed in 2019 that Sir Richard Branson and Mr Komarek’s Sazka Group were among a slew of interested parties.  While the Virgin Group founder ruled himself out earlier this year, Czech lottery tycoon Mr Komarek has bolstered its team by hiring Flint […]

UK wins bidding war for satellite firm OneWeb

Linda J. Dodson

The UK’s bid to buy satellite operator OneWeb has won at an auction in New York, The Telegraph can reveal. Britain was bidding for OneWeb, which hopes to build a rival to GPS and the EU’s Galileo, with backing from Indian telecoms billionaire Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Enterprises. The UK bid […]