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CVC weighs buying Vivendi's Telecom Italia stake, Bloomberg News reports
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 16, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 16, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
CVC Capital Partners is considering buying Vivendi's 23.75% stake in Telecom Italia, potentially leading to a takeover. Telecom Italia shares rose over 6% after the news.
(Reuters) - CVC-TELECOM-ITALIA-872b0395-cbf6-4eb0-8970-2791f7b16e49>CVC Capital Partners is considering the purchase of Vivendi's stake in Telecom Italia, a move that could pave the way for a potential takeover of the Italian telecommunications company, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
Private-equity group CVC has been holding preliminary talks with Vivendi about the stake purchase, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Vivendi is the largest shareholder of Telecom Italia, according to LSEG data. The French company owns about 23.75% of Telecom Italia, valued at about $1 billion.
Shares of Telecom Italia rose more than 6% to 0.2759 euros ($0.2898) after the Bloomberg report.
The buyout company may eventually seek a full takeover of Telecom Italia and try to break up the business, according to the Bloomberg report.
Vivendi declined to comment, while CVC and Telecom Italia did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
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(Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi and Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
The main topic is CVC Capital Partners considering the purchase of Vivendi's stake in Telecom Italia, which could lead to a potential takeover.
Vivendi holds a 23.75% stake in Telecom Italia, valued at approximately $1 billion.
Telecom Italia shares rose more than 6% following the Bloomberg report about CVC's interest.
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