Hrvatski Telekom d.d. (ZGSE:HT) (HT) and Zagrebacka banka d.d. (ZGSE:ZABA) have jointly hired Credit Suisse Deutschland to lead the process for the sale of their stakes in OT-Optima Telekom d.d. (ZGSE:OPTE), HT said. In this way HT has fulfilled its regulatory obligation to engage an investment bank for the sale of its shareholding in OT, Croatia's leading telecommunications services provider said in a statement on December 9, 2020, without giving further details. Following HT's announcement about the hiring of the Frankfurt-based unit of Credit Suisse, Optima's shares jumped 3.08% to a closing price of HRK 5.36 on the Zagreb Stock Exchange on December 9, 2020, while HT's shares closed 0.27% higher at HRK 184.50.