Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Sweden - Ericsson Acquires Division of Technicolor

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Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has agreed to acquire a division of Technicolor, a French media firm for $25 million along with a possible additional $12 billion based on the revenue of the division.

Magnus Mandersson, Executive Vice President and Head of Business Unit Global Services for Ericsson says, "As the TV industry is undergoing fundamental changes with the transition to multi-platform, on-demand television, teaming up with a trusted partner enables broadcasters to meet the increasing commercial and technological complexity and competition in the TV market. We combine our service and technology leadership with strategic investments in playout operations, broadcast capability and competence."

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has potential upside of 4.7% based on a current price of $9.9 and an average consensus analyst price target of $10.37.

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