Norwegian private equity group HitecVision and Italy’s Eni have formed a joint venture to develop renewable energy in the Nordic region, building on their existing cooperation in oil, they said on Wednesday. The Vaargroenn venture, 69.6% owned by Eni, aims to install...
What do a bid for Italy’s biggest highway operator involving Macquarie and Blackstone and a hedge fund’s campaign for board seats at the country’s top telecoms group have in common? The answer is Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) featured in both. The...
Italy’s state lender CDP has teamed up with private equity firm Blackstone and infrastructure fund Macquarie to prepare a bid for Atlantia’s stake in its motorway unit, La Repubblica and Il Messagero said, citing sources. Infrastructure group Atlantia said on Tuesday...
Private equity firm Permira has reached an agreement to buy Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The Venice-based shoemaker, which makes sneakers that sell for 400 euros ($437), is owned by private...
Telecoms and cable group Altice Europe (ATCA.AS) said on Friday it would sell a 50% stake in its Portuguese fibre network to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MS.N) for 2.3 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to help pay down its debt. Shares in the Amsterdam-listed... 