Telecom Italia new logo is seen at the headquarter in Rozzano neighbourhood of Milan, Italy, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo
April 5, 2018
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian state lender CDP will buy a stake of up to 5 percent in Telecom Italia, two sources close to the matter said on Thursday.
The move is aimed at protecting the country’s interests in the former phone monopoly, whose assets are considered strategic and where the top shareholder is France’s Vivendi, with a stake of just under 24 percent.
The decision by CDP will be taken at its board meeting on Thursday.
(Reporting By Stefano Bernabei, writing by Giulia Segreti; Editing by Himani Sarkar)