Swisscom buys Vodafone Italia in $8.7 billion deal
(Reuters) -Swisscom said on Friday it will buy Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) Italia for 8 billion euros ($8.70 billion)to merge the business with its Italian subsidiary Fastweb.
The deal will create Italy's second-biggest fixed-line broadband operator behind TIM, with a strong presence in the prized business segment, and a leading player in mobile.
The transaction consideration will be 100% cash and will be fully debt-financed, Swisscom said.
«Vodafone Italia and Fastweb will bring together complementary high-quality mobile and fixed infrastructures, competencies, and capabilities to create a leading converged challenger in a market with material growth opportunities,» Swisscom said in a statement.The deal is expected to be closed in the first quarter of 2025, and will not require a shareholder vote, the company added.
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