|
Vodafone plans takeover talks [Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent, England)]
(Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent, England) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MOBILE phone giant Vodafone is considering a potential takeover bid for struggling telecoms firm Cable & Wireless Worldwide.
The company, which employs around 900 people at its call centre in Etruria, confirmed it was 'in the very early stages of evaluating the merits of a potential offer' in response to media speculation over the weekend.
The interest has been spurred by the collapse in CWW's share price since it split from Cable & Wireless's Caribbean-based telecoms arm in 2010.
The business, which provides high-speed telecoms services to the police and companies including Tesco has been affected by the squeeze on Government spending and the weak economy, leading it to report heavy half-year losses.
(c) 2012 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved.
[ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]
|