PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - July 24

July 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Headlines

Telecom Italia chief said to be seeking 30 million euro exit payout http://on.ft.com/2gVrwk4

Blackstone seals 600 mln stg deal to buy Clarion Events http://on.ft.com/2eFU00d

Acacia Mining pressed over deaths in Tanzania http://on.ft.com/2gVrIji

EU collusion probe threatens German carmakers' 'credibility' http://on.ft.com/2gVC9Dh

Overview

Flavio Cattaneo, chief executive of Telecom Italia SpA , is thought to be seeking an exit payout of about 30 million euros amid reports of a clash with majority shareholder Vivendi SA, as he becomes the second head to leave the company in less than two years.

British advisory boutique DuCanon has arranged its first deal by helping to seal the 600 million pound buyout of an exhibitions organiser Clarion Events by Blackstone Group Lp .

Acacia Mining Plc, which is in the midst of a multibillion-dollar dispute with the Tanzanian government over tax and royalties, is facing renewed pressure to address long-running alleged human rights violations at one of its mines in the east African country.

A new EU competition investigation into Germany's top carmakers threatens the credibility of the entire industry, a German minister has warned, after Brussels confirmed it was probing suspected collusion on technology. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom; Editing by Peter Cooney)