Report: " Alcatel " is in talks with potential buyers for the sale of unit projects

Company conducts " Alcatel - Lucent " (Alcatel-Lucent) talks with a number of potential buyers in order to sell them and Special Projects Unit , and in order to help the French company to organize its operations and
focus on techniques portable devices.

According to the agency , " Bloomberg " (Bloomberg) News , said three sources familiar with the matter said potential buyers include companies such as " Jorz Group " (Gores Group), and the company " Sameenz " German , in addition to the two buyers , one Chinese investor .

The unit, which conducts around the talks had reached its revenues during 2012 about one billion U.S. dollars , a competent companies to sell services and special equipment sector projects , and this has a staff of this unit nearly 2,800 , about 1,400 of them in France .

It is noteworthy that the company " Alcatel " was declared in 2012 selling unit managing relationships with customers , " Genesis " (Genesys) to the company , " Permira " (Permira) in a deal worth 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, after they had achieved this unit in Sales in 2010 were estimated at 500 million U.S. dollars.

It quoted " Bloomberg " from their sources that the second round of talks bring her now by interested parties , it is possible to take a decision on it from now until March / March next year , this may generate a sale this for " Alcatel " the equivalent of 250 million euros in spite of the financial loss suffered by the French company last year .

It should also be noted that the " Alcatel " had announced in October / October last year for the demobilization of 10,000 workers, which form 15% of its workforce , in order to focus on the next generation of technologies , which include networks, cloud and IP networks (IP).