France Telecom said Monday it would offer $4.94 billion to buy out minority shareholders in Wanadoo to take full advantage of surging profits at the Internet service provider.

Wanadoo, France's biggest Internet service provider, raised 1.94 billion, or $1.8 billion, in its initial public offering Tuesday after being swamped with demand for the company's shares.

On Wednesday, France Telecom's Wanadoo unveiled an offer to acquire the UK's leading Internet service provider, Freeserve, in an all-share deal that would create Europe's second-largest Internet ...

Ending months of takeover speculation, French Internet-service provider Wanadoo SA agreed to acquire Freeserve PLC in a friendly all-share offer valued at about 2.52 billion euros ($2.25 billion ...

Wanadoo, the Internet-service provider of France Telecom, reported its revenue shot up 38% to €567 million (US$625.9 million) in the first quarter from the year-earlier period amid a sizable ...

Wanadoo, already owned 71 percent by France Telecom, was suspended for the first hour of trade. Show Conversation (0) Partner Center. Most Popular. Advertisement. Advertisement. Back To Top.

Freeserve (quote: FRE) announced Wednesday it has received an offer for a takeover from bankers Lehman Brothers on behalf of Wanadoo, France Telecom's Internet service provider. The all-share deal ...

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Internet services provider Wanadoo said operating income was 60 million euros during the first half, compared to a loss of 4 million euros in the year-ago period, on a 34 ...

French Internet company Wanadoo SA, a unit of France Telecom SA, reported on Monday a 38 per cent year-on-year rise in first-quarter revenue and said it signed up over 250,000 new customers during ...