O2 (UK) billion (£2 per share) in cash. It went through finally in 2006. According to the merger announcement, O2 retained its name and continued to be based in the United Kingdom, keeping both the brand and the management team. The merger became unconditional on 23 January 2006. Following the acquisition of O2, Telefónica undertook a corporate organisational change that saw the merging of its fixed and mobile businesses in Spain, and the transfer of Telefónica's non-Spanish European telecommunications properties into the O2 brand. Thus, the Český Telecom and Eurotel operations in the Czech Republic as well as the Telefónica Deutschland business
Aspial Corporation Aspial Corporation Aspial Corporation is a Singapore-based jewellery corporation and property developer. Aspial Corporation owns the Aspial, Lee Hwa, Goldheart and Citigems jewellery brands with a chain of boutiques in Singapore. It is the only listed jeweller on the Singapore Exchange. The company's Aspial brand consists of its top range products, followed by Lee Hwa Jewellery, Goldheart and Citigems which cater to the young. Aspial is also a property developer under the brands World Class Land and World Class Global. Lee Hwa is a vendor of contemporary fashion jewellery, with a chain of 22 boutiques in Singapore. This range targets