The Financial Times: Marconi talks may lead to takeover by Huawei (subscription required)
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Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, is understood to have held exploratory talks with its partner, Marconi, about closer co-operation that could lead to a possibletakeover bid for the UK company.
Marconi, in effect, put itself up for sale in May after losing out on a £10bn contract to build a new network for BT, by far its single biggest customer. The company has made it clear its preference was to either find joint venture partners or a buyer.
Huawei, one of eight companies selected by BT on the £10bn network contract, already has an agreement with Marconi to distribute each other’s products…