Secretary of finance of Bogota does not rule out selling ETB to a single buyer
Secretaria de Hacienda de Bogotá no descarta venta de la ETB a un solo interesado
Intel ID : 237544
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The secretary of finance of Bogota, Beatriz Elena Arbeláez Martínez, does not doubt Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá-ETB (BVC:ETB) will be sold, even if there is a single bidder interested in the sale process, reported Dataifx on 9 June, 2016, citing an interview with the Colombian official. Specifically, Arbeláez noted the entity, along with the president of ETB, is currently in the process of retaining an investment bank to determine the base value of the state-owned company. The price could be revealed in January or February 2017. The official added that, with the investment bank she hopes to guarantee the highest number of bidders to maximize the price. However, should there be a single bidder, the ETB may be sold at a base price determined by the council of government, stipulated in a decree issued by the office of the mayor of Bogota.
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La secretaria de Hacienda de Bogotá, Beatriz Elena Arbeláez Martínez, no descarta que la Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá-ETB (BVC:ETB) sea vendida, así se presente un único interesado al proceso de enajenación, según ha informado Dataifx el 9 de junio de 2016, en entrevista con la funcionaria colombiana. En concreto, la funcionaria del Gobierno de Bogotá ha anunciado que la entidad, junto con el presidente de la ETB, se encuentra en fase de contratación de una banca de inversión en aras de determinar el valor base de la compañía pública, precio que podría revelarse en enero o febrero de 2017. Arbeláez Martínez ha informado que espera garantizar con la banca de inversión el mayor número de proponentes para maximizar el precio y, en caso de que haya solo un proponente, la ETB se podría vender a ese precio determinado como base por el Consejo de Gobierno, el cual se expide en un decreto por parte de la Alcaldía de Bogotá. |
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