MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish telecoms company Telefonica has hired investment bank JPMorgan to evaluate a possible sale of Argentina business, newspaper Expansion reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources close to the process.
Potential buyers include Luxembourg-based Millicom, which is present in several markets in Latin America, plus French telecoms operator Iliad as well as Argentinian investors, Expansion said.
JPMorgan declined to comment and a spokesperson for Telefonica did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Telefonica, which replaced CEO Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete unexpectedly two weeks ago, has carried out a series of asset sales in Latin America over the past two years to reduce debt and to help fund investment in 5G mobile networks.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by David Goodman)
