BT says not approached by private equity groups

LONDON May 17 (Reuters) - Britain's BT Group Plc (BT.L) has not been approached by private equity groups and is not in any takeover discussions, Chief Executive Ben Verwaayen told reporters on Thursday.

The telecoms BT also said it was comfortable with the market forecasts for revenue growth of between 2-5 percent in 2007/08, in line with previous years.