Falenta selling stake in Hawe

Well-known investor Marek Falenta, who is one of the suspects in the tape scandal investigation in Poland, is selling his stake in telecom infrastructure firm Hawe, Puls Binzesu reports. He had tried to sell the holding earlier, but without success. Sources quoted by the Polish Press Agency have said that three sector and financial investors have expressed interest in the stake, which is estimated to be worth PLN 100 million. The company’s supervisory board explains that potential investors are willing to enter the firm under the condition that Falenta is no longer the main shareholder. An unnamed manager, formerly connected to Hawe, told Puls Biznesu that two entities – one from the sector and one from the financial sphere – started talks on buying a controlling stake in the firm even before Falenta was arrested by the Internal Security Agency. UPDATE: In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon, Marek Falenta confirmed that he would like to sell his whole stake in Hawe by the end of July.