Savvis, After Denying Hiring Bankers, Inks $2.5 Bln Sale to CenturyLink

I hate it when companies fudge. In March, I reported that Savvis was in talks to sell itself and had hired Qatalyst Partners. Well I was apparently wrong about Qatalyst but I was right about the sales talks. Today, Savvis announced that it has agreed to sell to CenturyLink for $2.5 billion. CenturyLink is also assuming about $700 million in debt. Savvis's sale has long been expected. In January, Verizon Communications announced its $1.4 billion takeover of Terremark Worldwide. Time Warner, five days later, then followed up with a $230 million deal for Navisite.

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