Reuters
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Tele2 shares dropped 7% on Tuesday after Kinnevik said it would sell roughly a quarter of its holding in the telecoms operator for 6.1 billion Swedish crowns ($619.6 million). The Swedish investment company said it had completed a placement of 50 million class B shares, which constitute 7.2% of the share capital and 26.7% of the investment company's holding in Tele2, to institutional investors. "The transaction provides Kinnevik with additional financial strength at a time of market uncertainty, ensuring net cash runway through 2024 at our current pace of investment of around SEK 5bn per year," Kinnevik said in a statement late on Monday.