PARIS (AFX) - Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive of France's state-owned nuclear group Areva, is 'strongly tempted' to raise the company's bid to acquire German wind turbine maker Repower Systems, according to a report in French daily Le Monde.
Areva unveiled an agreed 105 eur per share deal to buy Repower last month, but Suzlon Energy has trumped this bid with a 126 eur offer for the company.
But the paper noted that although Lauvergeon would like to increase its offer, due to the limited number of acquisition targets in the wind turbine sector, the final decision could depend on Finance Minister Thierry Breton.
Le Monde also said that Nicolas Sarkozy, the head of the UMP party and a candidate for the French presidency, offered Lauvergeon the job of Finance Minister if he wins the upcoming elections, but she declined the post.
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