French billionaire Xavier Niel will become the largest shareholder in Vodafone Group after agreeing to buy a 16.2% stake in the British telecom company for roughly $6 billion (around ₹57,000 crore). Niel's family investment vehicle, Vega, will purchase the stake from UAE telecom group e&. The deal represents a 13% premium over Vodafone's closing share price on Thursday.