Nokia is ‘preparing an offer’ to acquire Juniper Networks, CNBC reported on Wednesday.
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Nokia logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in
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Reuters
Finnish company Nokia is in talks to buy Juniper Networks, CNBC
reported, citing sources. Juniper Networks
stock jumped as high as 18% following the report.
The offer would value the US network equipment company at around
$16 billion, CNBC said, citing one of the sources.
Juniper had a market capitalization of around $11.26 billion as
of Wednesday’s close.
