Mergers and Acquisitions

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France’s Iliad eyes Telecom Italia’s consumer services unit – sources

By Elvira Pollina and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN (Reuters) -Iliad is considering buying into Telecom Ita...

13th April, 2022

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Credit Agricole stake in Italy’s Banco BPM sparks bid speculation

By Valentina Za and Andrea Mandala MILAN (Reuters) -France’s Credit Agricole has become the single l...

8th April, 2022

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Telecom Italia and KKR deadlocked over takeover approach

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -The chances of U.S. fund KKR pushing ahead with a firm bid for Te...

5th April, 2022

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KKR still interested in TIM buyout, wants to discuss Open Fiber deal

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -KKR remains interested in taking over Telecom Italia (TIM) and al...

24th March, 2022

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Lanvin Group, owned by China’s Fosun, plans New York listing via SPAC

SHANGHAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Lanvin Group, the luxury fashion company owned by Chinese conglomerate Fo...

23rd March, 2022

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Exclusive-Infra funds circle Vodafone for $16 billion Vantage Towers deal -sources

By Anshuman Daga, Pamela Barbaglia and Andres Gonzalez SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -Global infrastruc...

18th March, 2022

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Amazon.com closes deal to buy MGM movie studio

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it had closed its $8.5 billion deal to buy MGM...

17th March, 2022

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MFE pursues pan-European TV plan with Mediaset Espana bid

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Commercial TV firm MediaForEurope (MFE) moved towards creating a...

16th March, 2022

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Telecom Italia shares rise on KKR, Open Fiber overtures

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Telecom Italia shares rose on Monday after Italy’s biggest phone...

14th March, 2022

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Explainer-Why Europe’s mobile telecom market is ripe for consolidation

By Supantha Mukherjee and Elvira Pollina STOCKHOLM/MILAN (Reuters) – Talk of consolidation among Eur...

24th February, 2022

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Nexi in exclusive talks to buy BPER’s retailers’ payment arm-source

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian payments group Nexi is in exclusive talks to buy the retailers’ payment bus...

22nd February, 2022

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In shadow of KKR approach, Telecom Italia presses ahead with alternative plan

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Telecom Italia (TIM) directors discussed on Monday an overhaul of...

15th February, 2022