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France: Orange, Bouygues confirms meger talks

By  |  January 5, 2016

Orange SA is in talks to acquire Bouygues SA’s telecommunications unit in a $10.8 billion transaction that would boost profits in the French mobile-phone market by reducing competition.

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    There’s no calendar or “predefined outcome” to the talks, Orange said Tuesday, confirming a report last month by Bloomberg News that the companies were in early discussions.

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    The companies are evaluating selling some assets to rivals Numericable-SFR SAS and Iliad SA to help pass regulatory hurdles for a deal that would cut the number of wireless providers in France from four to three, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be named discussing private deliberations.

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