9 October 2020
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Recommended Offer for TalkTalk Telecom Group plc (the "Company") by Tosca IOM Limited (the "Offeror"), a company formed at the direction of Toscafund Asset Management LLP and Penta Capital LLP (the "Offer")
General
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