Daily Management Review

Swisscom to buy Vodafone's Italian segment for €8 billion


03/18/2024


Vodafone Italia, the Italian branch of British corporation Vodafone, is being acquired by Swiss telecom provider Swisscom for a sum of €8 billion.



Kārlis Dambrāns
Kārlis Dambrāns
A press release from Swisscom states that the entire transaction would be paid for using cash.

Swisscom intends to combine Vodafone Italia and Fastweb, its Italian division. Among other things, a more effective cost structure will produce annual synergies of about €600 million.

After receiving regulatory approval, the acquisition is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2025. According to the announcement, shareholder approval of Swisscom is not necessary.

source: bloomberg.com