Prokom is being targeted - but by whom?

For a few weeks now, Puls Biznesu has been receiving rumors that several large international corporations are interested in purchasing Gdynia-based IT company Prokom. According to the daily's sources, the company is negotiating the terms of the deal with American EDS and Perot Systems, which could be concluded before the summer holidays. Ryszard Krauze, the leading shareholder and Prokom president, would sell a 30% stake jointly with an investment fund. "This is not true. I am not selling the company. There are no negotiations currently under way," declared Krause. If the rumors are wrong, than a question arises as to who is behind them. "This might be due to some shareholders playing some kind of game hoping to boost the value of their stock, or a trick by one of their competitors," said an analyst. However, others add that the consolidation processes on the Polish market will take off and this is just a matter of time. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6) M.M.