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France Telecom Offers $42B for TeliaSonera

Posted Jun 5, 08 7:26 AM CDT in Business,  World 

(Newser) – France Telecom’s long-anticipated takeover bid of Swedish telco TeliaSonera finally landed today—with a thud. TeliaSonera immediately rejected FT’s $42 billion cash-and-stock offering—worth some $10.33 per share—as too low, reports the New York Times. Investors appeared to disagree, pushing France Telecom stock down 4% in Paris as analysts worried the buy was too big.

 “The market thinks France Telecom is offering about $3 billion too much for TeliaSonera, based on our calculations. That’s why the stock is falling,” said one analyst. “Also, there are questions about the wisdom of making an acquisition of this magnitude.” FT said the  merged companies would be the world’s fourth-largest mobile operator.

Source New York Times

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A logo of France Telecom is seen Wednesday, Feb.6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
Men walk past a France Telecom shop Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 in Paris.   (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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