Let us have a think-think: TalkTalk extends 11bn go-private takeover deadline
Pretty standard stuff, says analyst UK telco TalkTalk has asked regulators for an extension on its takeover negotations as it mulls a £1.1bn offer from Toscafund Asset Management.…
Date: 2020-11-05
URL: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/11/05/talktalk_acquisition_offer_extension/
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