By Makiko Yamazaki, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu TOKYO/HONG KONG – KKR & Co does not plan to lead a bid for Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp at this point, three people with…
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Buyout firm KKR & Co Inc said on Monday it has raised $19 billion from investors for its latest flagship North America private equity fund, its biggest…
TOKYO – Hitachi Ltd is planning to sell most of its 40% stake in Hitachi Transport System Ltd to U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for $1.56 billion, the Nikkei…
By Elvira Pollina MILAN – Telecom Italia (TIM) has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Italian state lender CDP to start formal talks on potentially combining the phone group’s network with that of…
By Emma-Victoria Farr LONDON – Financial investors including KKR and EQT are considering offers for a stake in listed German laboratory supplier Stratec, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.…
MILAN – U.S. investment firm KKR is keeping its request to access Telecom Italia’s data for a due diligence analysis before it can formalise its takeover bid, a person close to the…
MILAN – Telecom Italia (TIM) this week began a dialogue with U.S. private equity fund KKR over a takeover approach which has been put on hold since last November, sources familiar with…
By Elvira Pollina MILAN – Telecom Italia (TIM) will this week set out its alternative to a 10.8 billion euro ($12 billion) takeover by U.S. fund KKR and also publish bleak annual…
MILAN – KKR could block any move by Telecom Italia (TIM) to carve out a network company by vetoing a transfer of last-mile landline unit FiberCop, La Stampa reported on Saturday. The…
By Elvira Pollina MILAN – The board of Telecom Italia (TIM) will discuss the group’s overhaul on Monday as newly appointed chief executive Pietro Labriola strives to forge an alternative to a…