Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Carlos Slim Increases Stake in Global Crossing

TelMex owner Carlos Slim filed papers in five states to increase his ownership stake in Global Crossing to between 10 and 20%. http://www.globalcrossing.comEarlier this week, Global Crossing finalized an agreement with an affiliate of Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia) providing for availability of up to $100 million of secured bridge financing for Global Crossing's business operations.