Nokia in talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent
Helsinki
NOKIA Oyj is in talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent, a deal that could create a European telecoms equipment group worth over 40 billion euros (S$57.5 billion), and cut costs at two of the industry's weaker players.
In a joint announcement, the Finnish and French companies said there could be "no certainty at this stage that these discussions will result in any agreement or transaction." Analysts and investors also flagged potential opposition from the French government, which has said in the past that it sees the communications industry as strategic, and is sensitive about the job cuts that often go with cost-saving takeover deals. The French economy ministry had no immediate comment.
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