ITALY - Private equity firms court Fastweb

It is understood that Blackstone, Carlyle and BC Partners could be interested in buying a stake in the company. The latter two groups are said to have already undertaken due diligence on the company last year, while Tony James of Blackstone has publicly mentioned that his firm is considering to buy stakes in Fastweb and in internet provider Tiscali.

The US-based private equity firm has already got a foothold within the sector: it paid EUR 2.7bn for a 4.5% slice of Deutsche Telekom earlier this year.

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