
Carlos Slim on Tuesday gained control of the board of Spanish building and infrastructure company FCC, the latest step in his offensive after launching a takeover bid earlier this year.

Carlos Slim on Tuesday gained control of the board of Spanish building and infrastructure company FCC, the latest step in his offensive after launching a takeover bid earlier this year.

De acuerdo con las investigaciones, compra de acciones por parte de América Móvil y Carlos Slim, excedieron los niveles de propiedad extranjera aprobados por la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones de EU

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The Mexican tycoon is now waiting for the regulator to authorize the takeover.

La valoración de la oferta es de 7.6 euros por acción, una cifra superior al 7.5 con que cerró este martes en la Bolsa de Madrid su cotización

He said he would launch a full takeover bid for Spanish building and infrastructure company FCC at a price of 7.60 euros (US$8.36) per share.

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and fellow shareholder Esther Koplowitz said last week they had signed an agreement allowing them to take their stakes in FCC beyond 29.9 percent.

The two shareholders said they had signed an agreement allowing them to take their stakes beyond 29.9 percent as long as a planned capital increase took place before April 30.

Slim already made a similar deal at Spanish real estate company Realia, a unit of FCC on which he launched a full takeover bid on Jan. 28.

Jarque, whose appointment is effective from Tuesday, replaces Juan Bejar, who signalled he would resign as CEO after Carlos Slim bought the FCC stake.