Telecom Italia issues third profit warning in a year

Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI), facing a takeover approach from U.S. fund KKR (KKR.N), has cut the 2021 earnings forecast for its domestic business due to lower-than-expected fixed line revenue from its partnership with DAZN to screen Italian soccer.
KKR makes $12 billion approach to take Telecom Italia private

Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI) has received a 10.8 billion euro ($12 billion) approach from U.S. fund KKR (KKR.N) aimed at taking Italy’s biggest phone group private, the company said on Sunday.