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Viber CEO denies reports in talks to sell company

Viber CEO denies reports in talks to sell company
Viber's Founder and CEO Marco Talmon. (Photo:Reuters)

Israel: Viber Media denied a media report on Tuesday that the popular instant messaging application is in talks to be acquired by an Asian company.

Israel's Calcalist financial newspaper reported that Viber was in talks to acquired by a leading instant messaging company from Asia for $300 million-$400 million.

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