Microsoft-Nokia deal closing on Friday; terms slightly adjusted
Yesterday, 10:40 AM ET · MSFT
Microsoft’s (MSFT -0.5%) acquisition of Nokia’s (NOK -0.1%) Devices & Services unit will close on April 25.
Three changes have been made to the original deal: 1) Microsoft won’t acquire Nokia’s Korean manufacturing facility. 2) Microsoft will “manage” Nokia.com and Nokia social media sites for up to a year. 3) 21 Chinese employees of Nokia’s Chief Technology Office will join Microsoft.
Chinese government approval (provided two weeks ago) ended the last major regulatory hurdle for the deal, which was originally set to close in March. Nokia stands to reap a $7.5B cash windfall that it might direct towards a mixture of acquisitions – the company has said it’s focusing on smaller deals – and capital returns.
Microsoft, meanwhile, will have to get to work on turning around a business that posted a 29% Y/Y sales drop and a -7.3% non-IFRS op. margin in Q4, in large part due to plunging feature phone sales.
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April 22nd, 2014 at 7:08 am
Microsoft-Nokia deal closing on Friday; terms slightly adjusted
Yesterday, 10:40 AM ET · MSFT