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| Industry | Telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 2007 |
| Headquarters | Poland |
Key people | Jean-Marc Harion |
| Products | Mobile Telephony Landline telephony Cable Television Broadband Internet |
| Parent | Iliad SA |
| Website | www |
P4 sp. z o.o., known as Play (until January 2022, also as Play Communications SA, former parent company of P4 registered in Luxembourg), is a Polish telecommunications company. Play was founded as a mobile telephony operator in 2007 and has gradually increased its local market share in mobile, up to 27% as of 2017[update].[1] In September 2020, Play became part of French Iliad.[2] Before being sold, Iceland's Novator Partners, led by Icelandic businessman Thor Bjorgolfsson, acquired a large stake in the company.[3] As of November 20, 2020, Iliad owns 96,66% of Play.[4][5][6][7]
On August 31, 2023, UPC Poland merged with Play after Iliad acquired the company from Liberty Global to become a full-service telecommunications provider.[8][9]
- ^ "Poland's Play to float in Europe's largest telecoms IPO for 5 years". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ Fouquet, Helene; Martewicz, Maciej (2020-09-21). "Iliad Agrees to Buy Poland's Play in 2.2 Billion-Euro Deal". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Monday interview: Thor Bjorgolfsson, investor". Financial Times. 2015-03-29.
- ^ "Summary of the Tender Offer for the acquisition of shares of Play Communications S.A." 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "iliad's friendly public tender offer for the Polish telecom operator, Play, is a success, with iliad now holding 96.7% of Play's capital and voting rights" (pdf). 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Zarząd PLAY przyjmuje ofertę przejęcia 100% akcji Play Communications SA przez Grupę iliad" (in Polish). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Notification of transactions related to major shareholdings". 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "UPC becomes Play in Poland". broadbandtvnews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Iliad completes UPC Poland acquisition". developingtelecoms.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.