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Glentel Inc > Federal Trade Commission USA approval "Granted".
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Post by ascii2 on Jan 19, 2015 10:31pm

Federal Trade Commission USA approval "Granted".

Federal Trade Commission USA had granted approval to BCE for aquiring Glentel on 5th January 2015. Here is the link:

https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/premerger-notification-program/early-termination-notices/20150391

Now waiting for Canadian Competition Bereau approval. Glentel also owns or operates 735 stores in the United States.
Comment by THEONE2015 on Jan 20, 2015 7:51pm
Hi, Target closure will impact 127 Glentel stores. Will that impact on the buyout price? Your thought on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Phillip
Comment by porksniffer on Jan 20, 2015 10:20pm
I would think not. I'm sure Glentel and Bell knew this day would come. Unless something dramatic happened in terms of sales during the holidays, the Target stores contributed nothing to profitability and were probably a drag on earnings as they were losing money since they begining. I don't think it changes anything, the Target stores are easily closed, the inventory removed and shifted to ...more  
Comment by THEONE2015 on Jan 21, 2015 9:06am
Thanks for the reply Porksniffer. Hope there are no more surprises and get this deal closed soon.  Cheers Phil
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