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A legally binding proposal for troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba, led by Japan Investment Partners (JIP), is facing increasing difficulty, with at least one of the local co-investors having second thoughts about its participation in the …
JIP-led offer for Toshiba faces more uncertainty but rival bids “very unlikely” Read More »
As the Italian government discusses KKR’s offer for a stake in TIM’s network, foreign direct investment (FDI) lawyers warn that other EU member states, and the European Commission (EC) itself, may express their views in …
FDI review of TIM network sale may see intervention from EU member states Read More »
The Italian government would not necessarily look to hold a majority stake in the network assets that TIM is planning to sell, a source close to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) told …
Vivendi CEO’s move to resign from TIM’s board should be viewed as an attempt from the telco’s top investor to distance itself from the board’s decisions and quash speculation around potential conflict of interest, a …
TIM network negotiations to drag but sale of Brazilian unit could help discussions Read More »
UK-based activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners is engaged in discussions with German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Bayer, with the dialogue revolving around a potential separation of the group’s pharma and crop science businesses, as… To …
Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners in talks with Bayer management Read More »
The ongoing bid for troubled Japanese company Toshiba by a consortium led by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), which has been given preferred status in the negotiations, could be further delayed by financing and regulatory issues, …
JIP-led bid for Toshiba may face further delays amidst financing and regulatory hurdles Read More »
The separation of Italian former incumbent TIM into a state-controlled network company, which could later merge with Open Fiber, and a services entity, appears to be the most favoured option among the proposals currently discussed …
Japanese financial services group Orix is still considering joining a bidding consortium for Toshiba led by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), a source with knowledge of the matter told Equity Report. The source added that the …
Orix waiting for JIP to confirm “terms and conditions” before deciding on Toshiba bid Read More »
In this Q&A with Equity Report, Catherine Greene, research associate at the London School of Economics (LSE) and former allocator to hedge funds and private equity funds at a pension fund, family office, and fund …
Private equity fund KKR would still be open to providing financial support to Italy’s single network project to protect their investment in TIM’s secondary network FiberCop, a person close to KKR told Equity Report. “[KKR] …
KKR still interested in TIM’s single network project Read More »
Valeria is a seasoned business and financial journalist with fifteen years of industry experience.
Before launching Equity Report in October 2022, Valeria was European Editor for US-based financial news service CTFN, where she spent seven years reporting on event-driven situations, breaking news stories on complex financial and regulatory issues across several jurisdictions, from Europe and Africa to China, India, Brazil, and Australia.
Prior to that, she was Senior Reporter at TelecomFinance, Middle East correspondent, and later Southern Europe correspondent at Mergermarket (currently ION), and held a number of editorial positions with Dubai and London-based b2b publications.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Languages and Public Relations from Leeds Beckett University and an MA in International Journalism from University of Central Lancashire.
