openreach sale at £20b... tomorrow will see SP jump14 May 2020 21:07
Three people with direct knowledge of the discussions told FT that potential buyers, including Australian bank Macquarie Group Ltd and a sovereign wealth fund, have held talks with BT in the past three weeks.
Openreach, which maintains the UK's national network, is the most profitable division within BT and the potential stake sale could value the unit at about GBP20 billion, sources told the newspaper.