Jacobs (J) was approached about a potential multi-billion-dollar takeover by WSP Global (WSPOF), according to Street Insider, citing a source. Jacobs is said to have hired investment bank Centerview Partners to review the offer, which is said to have both a stock and cash component, but be made up mostly of stock, the report claimed, citing the source.
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