Sunday, April 10, 2005

More on the Verizon/MCI/Qwest saga

Curioser and curioser...

Verizon Communications said yesterday it is paying $1.1 billion ($25.72 a share) to acquire a 13.7% stake in MCI directly from its largest single stockholder [Mexican investor Carlos Slim Helu]. The transaction removes a major wild card in Verizon's bid to fend off a higher-priced offer to acquire MCI by Qwest Communications.

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