Nokia CEO in an interview with the European media admitted that the company is in no hurry in finding a buyer for its cartographic department , and if the price of the transaction are not satisfied with the leadership, it generally can not take place. However, Nokia confirms interest in the company exceeded expectations. Selling mapping business will allow Nokia to focus on networking equipment.
Third-party sources continue to call the names of potential buyers of new cartographic Nokia business . There are so many that they have to form alliances. For example, the intention to join attributed to the German automaker Audi (Volkswagen AG), Mercedes-Benz (Daimler) and BMW, moreover the first representatives of corporations do not even hide, inviting investors to join them. Map data are important for automakers: they not only allow better focus on the area motorists, but also useful for the creation of automatic control systems.
The second alliance, claiming to be the buyer - an association of Chinese companies Tencent Holdings and Navinfo Co. with the Swedish investment fund EQT Partners Inc. The third bidder even more international: an American passenger service Uber, a Chinese Internet giant Baidu and the British investment company Apax Partners. Together, they offer over $ 4 billion. So that Nokia has plenty to choose from.