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MILAN (Reuters) – KKR is urgent forward with preparatory actions for the buyout of Telecom Italia (BIT:)’s (TIM) fastened line community and dealing with different events in the direction of the summer time 2024 timeframe for finalising the deal, a spokesperson for the U.S. fund stated on Thursday.
Backed by the Italian authorities and value as much as 22 billion euros ($24 billion), the deal is opposed by TIM’s high investor Vivendi (OTC:), which has questioned the sustainability of the remaining enterprise and is combating the sale in court docket.
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