Oi SA And Portugal Telecom - M&A News Appears To Be Imminent
Nov. 3, 2014 5:48 AM ET | About: Oi S.A. ADR (OIBR), PT, Includes: AMX, GES, TEF, TI, TSU, VIV
Disclosure: The author is long OIBR, PT. (More...)
Summary
A recent report states that Oi SA and two other companies have agreed to acquire Brazil's mobile operator TIM Participacoes to become the third largest telecommunications company in Brazil.
A prerequisite for TIM's acquisition is for OIBR to sell Portugal Telecom to one of 6 suitors for about $8.8B. PT's current market cap is $1.4B.
TIM's parent company Telecom Italia is said to be more interested in merging with OIBR for $1.2/share, or over 100% premium over the current 53c/share price.
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