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Pietro Labriola

Pietro Labriola

Italian business executive

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  • Jul 17

    Poste Italiane to launch €10.8bn TIM takeover bid on July 20 after CONSOB green light

    The state-controlled postal group will offer 1.67 euros in cash and 0.218 new shares per TIM share, aiming to build a combined financial-telecoms giant with 26.9 billion euros in pro-forma revenues.

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