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UNCOOKED ALERT: Worldline said to ... - Part 2

Worldline's pursuit of Ingenico, the French payment terminals group, is likely to roll into the New Year but an agreed deal appears unlikely in the short term.

People following the situation said a Worldline merger with Ingenico is more likely to take place in 2020 after the latter rebuffed a EURO 120 approach from the former in the last quarter.

These people said Wordline, a transaction services company, has been looking at raising its offer for Ingenico to around EURO 130 a share...