Nokia’s
maps business has drawn interest from at least four potential
acquirers, including Facebook and a consortium of German carmakers BMW,
Audi and Daimler, a German magazine reported.
Manager
Magazin cited people familiar with the matter as saying local
transportation service Uber is looking at the books of HERE, Nokia’s
mapping unit, and that US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is
also interested. According to Manager Magazin, the book value of the
unit is $2.15 billion.
Nokia
and Facebook declined to comment on the report. Uber, Hellman &
Friedman, BMW, Audi and Daimler were not immediately available for
comment.
Finland’s
Nokia said last week it had started a strategic review of HERE after
announcing a takeover of network equipment rival Alcatel-Lucent.
Posted by : Gizmeon
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