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One
financial industry source said on Thursday that General Atlantic
would likely take a 30 percent stake in the auto industry-led
consortium, but that the exact percentage had not yet been
finalised and could change.
A separate source said that each of the three carmakers was
prepared to chip in up to 700 million euros ($780 million) but
that the percentage stakes of each manufacturer was not yet
fixed.
The automakers have not heard back from Nokia and are waiting
for a response before they weigh whether to top up their bid,
another person said.
Nokia, Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen's <VOWG_p.DE>
Audi declined to comment. Greenwich, Connecticut-based General
Atlantic Partners also declined to
(Reporting by Edward Taylor and Arno Schuetze; additional
reporting by Andreas Cremer; Writing by Eric Auchard; Editing by
Maria Sheahan)
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