|
|
Article: More Western Union Buzz.(First Data Corp.)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- American Banker
- Article date:
- December 30, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 SourceMedia, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Long-running speculation that First Data Corp. may sell Western Union Financial Services Inc. got a boost this week when a journalist said on CNBC that the processor was in "early stage" talks.
On a Tuesday afternoon broadcast, Josh Kosman, an editor at the newsletter publisher Mergermarket Ltd., said the talks were with one or more private equity firms.
Last month First Data said it had hired Morgan ...