Carlos Slim Ends Ties to AT&T With America Movil Stake Buy
NEW YORK (The Deal) -- Carlos Slim holding company Inmobiliaria Carso is buying an 8.3% stake in the Mexican tycoon's America Movil (AMX) phone company from AT&T (T), ending a 20-year relationship as priorities shift among the world's telecommunications giants.
The holding company is paying $5.57 billion for the stake, including $4.57 billion upfront and the remaining $1 billion within 60 days of the closing. The minority holding carries 24% of America Movil's voting rights and contains a mixture of voting and non-voting shares. Slim already owns a majority of stock in America Movil, where he is chairman.
AT&T must sell the stake as it fights to complete its $67.1 billion acquisition of pay-TV provider DirecTV Group Inc. The acquisition, if it wins regulatory approval, would give AT&T a significant stake in Mexico's biggest satellite broadcaster and make it a direct competitor to America Movil in Mexico as well as South America, creating a conflict of interest.
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