U.S. investment firm KKR will likely offer remedies next week in an attempt to secure EU antitrust approval to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line access network, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. KKR wants to acquire TIM's domestic network for up to 22 billion euros ($23.87 billion), making the Italian telecoms group the first in a major European country to divest its landline grid. The European Commission is now examining the deal, with a decision due by May 30.
U.S. investment firm KKR will likely offer remedies next week in an attempt to secure EU antitrust approval to buy Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-line access network, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. KKR wants to acquire TIM's domestic network for up to 22 billion euros ($23.87 billion), making the Italian telecoms group the first in a major European country to divest its landline grid. The European Commission is now examining the deal, with a decision due by May 30.
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