Iliad SA, a French telecoms operator has made a buyout offer to T-Mobile U.S. Inc. countering the existing takeover bid from Sprint Corp. Iliad SA has a market cap of 16 billion, while T-Mobile has a market cap of $25 billion, so its not clean how the company would finance the purchase. The offer was made last week, and Iliad was working with several banks to secure the financing. Sprint and T-Mobile’s controlling companies have agreed to a deal in which Sprint will buy T-Mobile for $32 billion. T-Mobile’s Chief Executive said, “The opportunity for a transaction that brings capital and spectrum would be highly beneficial.”