Mitel gazumped over Polycom
Videoconferencing vendor snubs $1.96bn deal with Mitel by accepting $2bn offer from Siris Capital

Videoconferencing vendor Polycom has shelved its agreed merger with Mitel after opting to put pen to paper on a $2bn (€1.81bn) offer from private equity house Siris Capital. Having approached Polycom's...
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