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Italy’s CDP decides to compete with KKR to buy TIM’s grid

Italy’s CDP decides to compete with KKR to buy TIM’s grid

The Italian state lender is partnering with an Australian fund to challenge KKR's offer. This week, Italian state lender CDP said its board had approved a non-binding offer for the fixed-line network of former phone monopoly Telecom Italia (TIM), according to Reuters. CDP has partnered with ... Read more

date1 year ago
Barracuda acquired by private equity firm KKR

Barracuda acquired by private equity firm KKR

The deal will continue Barracuda's move toward cloud based security solutions. Mail backup and security vendor Barracuda Networks has been sold by its private equity owner to KKR, another private equity firm. According to Blocks and Files, this deal gives "an indication of late-stage startup lif... Read more

date2 years ago
Barracuda Networks passes into the hands of venture capitalist KKR

Barracuda Networks passes into the hands of venture capitalist KKR

KKR acquires Barracuda Networks. The venture capitalist is taking the reins from Thoma Bravo, Barracuda's previous owner. The acquisition price wasn't disclosed. Insider sources indicate a sum of 4 billion dollars (3.7 billion euros). KKR wants to further expand Barracuda Networks' activities. C... Read more

date2 years ago
TIM drops KKR to court a local Italian offer via CDP

TIM drops KKR to court a local Italian offer via CDP

The telco has started moving towards a possible combination with a smaller Italian rival. This week Reuters reported that Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Italian state lender CDP. The agreement is to start formal talks on potentially combining the phone group's ne... Read more

date2 years ago
Telecom Italia open to network spinoff as CEO weighs options

Telecom Italia open to network spinoff as CEO weighs options

The new boss has a broad mandate to make changes and pursue new areas of business. Telecom Italia (TIM) this week opened the door to a spin-off of its prized infrastructure assets, according to a report in Reuters. TIM, which is wrestling with shrinking revenues in its hyper-competitive domestic... Read more

date2 years ago
KKR and CVC Capital want to buy Telecom Italia

KKR and CVC Capital want to buy Telecom Italia

But the "indication of interest" faces a series of hurdles on multiple sides. Private equity giants KKR & Co. and CVC Capital Partners are considering teaming up on a bid for Telecom Italia SpA, according to a report in Bloomberg News. Such a move would help share the financial burden for Eu... Read more

date2 years ago
Cloudera might be acquired by private equity firms

Cloudera might be acquired by private equity firms

Two private equity firms, KKR & Co. and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are teaming up on a deal to acquire Cloudera, a big-data specialist firm. The report about the deal was first broken by The Wall Street Journal, which quoted people close to the matter. It said that the deal could be finaliz... Read more

date3 years ago

Dutch telecom provider KPN turns down two billion-dollar bids

KPN has rejected takeover bids from two different parties. Both a consortium of EQT and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and rival company KKR had made billion-dollar bids for the Dutch telecom provider. The bids were possibly as high as 18 billion euros, according to the Financial Times. KPN t... Read more

date3 years ago
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