French telecom entrepreneur Xavier Niel is set to be Vodafone’s largest shareholder after acquiring e&’s stake in the UK firm for $5.9 billion; the move signals a new era of activist investment, cost discipline, and consolidation across Europe’s telecoms landscape. In sum – what to know: Telecom empire – Xavier Niel’s acquisition of e&’s Vodafone stake expands the reach of one of Europe’s ...