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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Belgian telecom service provider Proximus Group on Monday said it will buy a 57.56% stake in Route Mobile for 59.22 billion rupees ($720.53 million).
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Belgian telecom service provider Proximus Group on Monday said it will buy a 57.56% stake in Route Mobile for 59.22 billion rupees ($720.53 million).
Proximus will pay 1,626.40 rupees per share of the Indian cloud communications platform provider, the former said in a statement, compared with Route Mobile’s closing price of Rs 1,625.35 on Friday.
Route Mobile’s shares were down 1.7%, reversing course after the stock jumped 8.3% to 1,759.90 rupees after the announcement, its highest since February 2022.
The acquisition will trigger a mandatory takeover offer for up to an additional 26% of the total outstanding shares at the same price per share according to Indian regulations, Proximus added.
($1 = 82.1900 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil and Janane Venkatraman)
An acquisition is a corporate action in which one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to gain control of that company.
A telecommunications provider is a company that offers services for transmitting data over distances for communication, including phone, internet, and television services.
A stake in a company refers to ownership interest or shareholding in that company, which can provide the holder with voting rights and a claim on profits.
Cloud communications refers to the delivery of communication services over the internet, allowing users to access voice, video, and messaging services without traditional hardware.
A mandatory takeover offer is a legal requirement for a company to offer to purchase shares from existing shareholders when it acquires a significant percentage of another company.
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