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Fujitsu to sell mobile phone operations - Nikkei

Published 22/08/2017, 01:34
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO - A logo of Fujitsu is pictured at CEATEC JAPAN 2016 in Chiba
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(Reuters) - Fujitsu Ltd (T:6702) is looking to offload its mobile operations as the Japanese information technology company faces stiff competition from bigger rivals in a highly lucrative mobile phone market, the Nikkei business daily reported.

The company, which spun off its mobile phone operations into a separate company last February, has drawn interest from investment funds including Tokyo-based Polaris Capital Group and Britain's CVC Capital Partners Ltd (CVC.UL), as well as Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd (HK:0992), the Japanese newspaper added.

First-round bidding could open as soon as September, and is expected to bring offers in the tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollars), Nikkei reported.

Tokyo-based Fujitsu would stop developing and manufacturing mobile phones, but looks to keep a minority stake in the business and keep its mobile phone brand alive, the report said.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO - A logo of Fujitsu is pictured at CEATEC JAPAN 2016 in Chiba

(The story corrects attribution in first paragraph.)

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