11:01 AM EST - BCE Inc. : said on Thursday it is not in talks with any private equity investor on taking the company private or any other similar transaction. BCE, owner of phone company Bell Canada, said it had no intention of pursuing such discussions and would not comment further on "rumors and speculation." The Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Thursday that BCE had had discussions with New York buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) regarding a possible transaction to take BCE private. BCE Inc.
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