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Analysis: Jabil's bid for Green Point may set off more mergers

TARGETS Jabil's offer will likely inspire more EMS firms to look for other potential acquisition targets to enhance their competitiveness in the handset manufacturing field

By Jason Tan  /  STAFF REPORTER

Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Jabil started by developing circuit boards and has expanded to the production of computers, automobiles and telecommunications products. It now assembles phones for Nokia Oyj.

Green Point, which has a 12 percent share of the world's handset plastic parts market, counts Motorola Inc and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications as its two largest customers.

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