AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's
America Movil (AMX.N) wants to 'unlock value' from Dutch telecoms group
KPN (KPN.AS)
and is not just interested in its German business E-Plus, a Dutch
newspaper reported on Monday, quoting the Mexican group's finance chief.
America Movil said on Friday it would offer 7.2 billion euros ($9.6
billion) for the 70 percent of KPN that it does not already own - posing
a challenge to its arch-rival, Spain's Telefonica (TEF.MC), which made an $11 billion offer last month to buy E-Plus, KPN's crown jewel.KPN "is a great company with great possessions. They only need to unlock the hidden long-term value," Carlos García Moreno, AMX's chief financial officer, told Dutch daily newspaper het Financieele Dagblad.
He said AMX has not yet formalized its position regarding E-Plus, and that it was premature to comment on whether KPN's current management would remain in place following an acquisition by the Mexican group.
($1 = 0.7490 euros)
(Reporting by Sara Webb; Editing by Greg Mahlich)
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