As known, in mid-August, the Italian Government preliminarily agreed with KKR to acquire up to 20% of Telecom Italia’s landline network, in anticipation of a final proposal from the US private equity firm.

This agreement, following two years of negotiations, aims to retain strategic control in the event of a sale to KKR but still requires approval under Italy’s “golden power” laws. On this topic, Global Competition Review interviewed our partner Filippo Mazza.

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