SoftBank Corp (USA) (OTCMKTS:SFTBF) (TYO:9984) agreed to enhance its offer for Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) by 7.5 percent to $21.6 billion to counter Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH)’s unsolicited proposal of $25.5 billion. Japan’s SoftBank Corp (OTCMKTS:SFTBF) (TYO:9984) will pay $16.6 billion to Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S)’s shareholders and infuse $5 billion of new capital for a 78 percent stake. The revised deal would facilitate shareholders get more money while Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) gets less cash. The Tokyo-based mobile-phone carrier has sweetened its offer with $7.48 a share of Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S), against $6.30 a share proposed earlier….
SoftBank Increases Sprint Nextel Offer To $21.6B
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