Events: Is said to consider $ 1.5 billion sale of Alcatel-Lucent enterprise communications business
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Beijing Sohu IT News] [April 14, according to "The Wall Street Journal" reported that Alcatel - Lucent preparing to sell phones and other telecommunications equipment business, that enterprise communications business, worth more than $ 1.5 billion.
Alcatel - Lucent has hired consultants for this, and recently started a business looking for a way out. Sale of the business about $ 1.5 billion in annual revenue. In addition to selling to single buyers, and may consider IPO. This Alcatel - Lucent spokesman declined to comment.
Business for sale is still at an early stage, Alcatel - Lucent and many potential buyers contact Microsoft, HP, Ericsson and other equipment, private equity firms may bid.
Different valuation for the business, a source said the value of over $ 1 billion, and may exceed 20 billion U.S. dollars.
In addition to selling office phone, Alcatel - Lucent's corporate sector also sells switches and other devices. It is also for sale call center hardware and software, companies use these products to communicate with retail customers. The source said that the business is growing and profitable, but in the Alcatel - Lucent proportion of total revenues in less than 10%, and does not match with the main business, Alcatel - Lucent's main business is selling to the telecommunications network equipment operators .
Through the sale of Alcatel - Lucent to raise funds to expand other business opportunities. February this year, Alcatel - Lucent gives optimistic financial expectations, stock prices rebound quickly.
This year, Alcatel - Lucent shares rose 86 percent, today's session, the transaction price in Paris 4.07 euros. However, in 2000, its highest price was 90 euros.
In 2006, Alcatel and Lucent merger, after the performance has been sluggish, a loss every year, in 2008 the market value has shrunk to 60 billion before the merger was $ 36 billion, market capitalization of $ 14 billion. (York)
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