Telefonica’s Alierta May Turn to Telecom Italia for Growth

Non seguo le vicende societarie di Telecom Italia con l’attenzione e l’approfondimento del Quinta. Devo dire però che leggendo queste notizie, l’uso della parola telenovela mi pare un understatement.

Telefonica’s Alierta May Turn to Telecom Italia for Growth — BusinessWeek: “Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — Telefonica SA Chairman Cesar Alierta may seek to take over Telecom Italia SpA to drive growth at Europe’s second-largest phone company. The Spaniard may have a willing partner in Marco Fossati. ‘A true, full merger between the two companies would have immense industrial value and generate significant synergies,’ Fossati, whose family holding company Findim Group SA owns about 5 percent of Telecom Italia and is its second-biggest shareholder, said in an interview. ‘I believe so much in the integration that I would be willing to take Telefonica shares in a deal.’”