Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR)
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US telco T-Mobile and Private equity firm KKR have formed a joint venture to acquire Metronet and its broadband infrastructure.
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Italy’s incumbent telco Telecom Italia (TIM) has completed the sale of its fixed-line business to private equity giant KKR.
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KKR has secured EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Telecom Italia’s (TIM) fixed-line network worth around US$24 billion.
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP) has revealed plans to invest up to €2 billion in a 17.5% stake in Telecom Italia (TIM)’s fixed network business.
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The never-ending story of TIM selling its fixed network to KKR took yet another twist yesterday, as the Italian Government made a bid for 100% of TIM’s infrastructure and connectivity business, Sparkle.
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KKR’s massive bid to acquire Telecom Italia’s (TIM) fixed line network for as much as €22 billion has been cleared by the Italian Government, but unhappy shareholder Vivendi could still hold up proceedings.
Forthcoming events
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Telecom Italia (TIM) has approved an €18.8 billion offer for its fixed-line network to US private equity firm KKR.
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KKR and OMS Group have signed a definitive agreement under which KKR will invest $400 million in a tailored solution for OMS Group.
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KKR will pay US$807m for a 20% stake in Singtel’s regional data centre business which is valued at over US$4 billion.
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KKR has agreed to give Italy’s Finance Ministry a stake of around 20% in Telecom Italia’s (TIM) fixed-network unit, also giving it a say in strategic decisions as part of the investment firm’s bid for the operator.
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TIM’s board of directors, under the chairmanship of Salvatore Rossi, confirms that it has examined the final non-binding offers received for the acquisition of its NetCo company.
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Global investment firm, KKR, and CoolIT Systems (CoolIT), a provider of scalable liquid cooling solutions, have signed a definitive agreement under which KKR will acquire CoolIT.
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TIM confirms that it has received a non-binding offer for a stake in its fixed-line network from US investment firm KKR.
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Telefónica and Spanish private investor Pontegadea have completed their restructuring of the shareholding in Telxius Telecom, almost a year after they announced their plans.
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Vodafone Group has entered into a partnership with a consortium of infrastructure investors led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR for Vodafone’s 81.7% stake in Vantage Towers.
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KKR is said to be the frontrunner to acquire Vodafone’s $14 billion tower unit, Vantage Towers.
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Telefónica and KKR subsidiary OnNet Fibra, has acquired Entel's fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network for $358 million (€365 million).
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Telenor has sold a 30% stake in its fibre company to a consortium that includes US-based investor KKR.