Report: Numericable Nears Iliad Buy

Numericable, a French cable company owned by Cinven, is considering a bid for Iliad SA, according to La Lettre de L’Expansion. The deal would be valued at approximately Euro 5 billion, with Morgan Stanley arranging the leveraged financing. < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />