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		<title><![CDATA[News Corp purchases Telecom Italia's equity.(Italy)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Corporation of Rupert Murdoch has purchased 19.9 percent  equity of Telecom Italia's in Ski Italia. News Corp. now completely  controls the Italian company, which is a pay-television provider.    The company spent nearly $164.7 million to buy the stake, which  Telecom Italia sold to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200306/ai_n22189477]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Jun. 11--BIDDERS CLOSE ANGLO-ITALIAN DIRECTORIES DEAL:  Europe's largest  venture capital buyout was completed today as  three British bidders allied to  an Italian partner shelled out euro5.65  billion (UKpound 3.99 billion) for  Telecom Italia's majority...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Good News in Italy.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200304/ai_n17580941]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apr 03, 2003 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX)    News Corporation's $A1.6bn acquisition of Italian pay  television operator Telepiu has been approved. Shares in the global  media group increased $A0.36 to $A11.39 on the Australian sharemarket on  3 April 2003, with its preferred scrip...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lehman runs its first European equity-linked bond of 2002.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Shanny Basar    Lehman Brothers was a bookrunner on a European equity-linked issue  for the first time this year as the US bank sold a [euro]350m ($343m)  exchangeable bond for Olivetti, the holding company that controls  Telecom Italia.Lehman has close links with the Italian...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pirelli shuffles property hand ahead of real estate IPO.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Ben Hoyle    Pirelli & C Real Estate, the property arm of the  tyres-to-telecoms conglomerate, has paved the way to a late summer  flotation with a merger that centralises property assets from across the  Pirelli group. A portion of the property portfolio held by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VIVENDI SET TO GAIN 100% CONTROL OF STREAM.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6463/is_200202/ai_n25684548]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Vivendi Universal is set to gain 100% control of the Italian  pay-television platform, Stream, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's  News Corporation, it was announced on February 13. News Corporation is  due to buy the 50% stake owned by Telecom Italia, its partner in the  joint...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Utilities deals boost Italy and Spain.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the surface, Spanish and Italian advisers enjoyed contrasting  fortunes in 2001. In the absence of any significant telecoms or banking  deals, Spain suffered along with the rest of Europe from the M&A  downturn.    Meanwhile, Italy boasted two of the Continent's most  significant...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News pay-TV deal gets Messier.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4692/is_200112/ai_n17780678]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dec 19, 2001 The Australian Financial Review    ABIX via COMTEX -- Media giants, News Corporation and Vivendi, are  negotiating an Italian pay-television takeover deal. It is not clear,  however, which group will shoulder the burden of a $US2 billion loss  incurred by the joint...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[And the winner is...(acquisition and mergers)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5946/is_199912/ai_n24028868]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Deal of the year has to go to Olivetti's $34bn takeover of  Telecom Italia but there were some interesting runners-up. Peter  Shearlock reviews the M&A deals of 1999    New records for the volume of international M&A activity tell  only part of the story of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 1999 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brazil: Telecom Italia schedules US$1.5bil investments.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5563/is_199911/ai_n22845282]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Telecom Italia announced it will invest US$1.5bil in 2000 to  develop business of its subsidiaries in Brazil.  Chairman Mr. Roberto  Colaninno  said the sum was earmarked for industrial related  investments, and does  not include possible mergers &   Telecom Italia announced it will...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chile: The prospects for Entel.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5563/is_199906/ai_n22841480]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Chilean telecoms Entel is going through a decisive stage, as it   expects Olivetti to decide the future of Telecom Italia investments in   Latin America, while on the other hand there is the cash injection of   Luksic to develop the company.  Stet (Tel ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chile: The prospects for Entel.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5563/is_199906/ai_n22841368]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Chilean telecoms Entel is going through a decisive stage, as it   expects Olivetti to decide the future of Telecom Italia investments in   Latin America, while on the other hand there is the cash injection of   Luksic to develop the company.  Stet (Tel ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The daring bids of May.(European corporate bids)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5946/is_199905/ai_n24028531]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The year 1999 is promising to be a year of mergers and acquisitions for Europe's business sector. Easily topping the list is Italian conglomerate Olivetti's $65 billion bid for Telecom Italia while $35 billion is involved in the possible merger between French corporations BNP, Societe Generale and Paribas. The hostile...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 1999 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DEUTSCHE TELEKOM: Deutsche Telekom and Telecom Italia -- a merger of equals?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_199904/ai_n20228320]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 1999-DEUTSCHE TELEKOM: Deutsche Telekom and  Telecom Italia -- a merger of equals? C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:220499    On 22nd April, 1999, Telecom Italia and Deutsche Telekom announced  an intention to merge their companies, forming the largest  telecommunications company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 1999 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[As The Wheel Turns]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BMD/is_80_5/ai_n27549372]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the continuing saga of Telecom Italia [TI], the European Commission EC Friday raised no objections to Olivetti's proposed acquisition of Italy's incumbent telco and gave DeTeMobil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany's Deutsche Telekom [DT], the go-ahead to proceed with its planned acquisition of Austrian cellular operator max.mobil. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 1999 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RCS Editori Enters Stream Consortium]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BMD/is_1999_Jan_15/ai_n27546962]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. [NWS] reportedly is trying to persuade RCS Editori SpA to take a 15 percent-to-20 percent stake in the Italian satellite and cable TV consortium Stream.  Reports from Italy suggest News Corp. unit News Corp. Europe is on the verge of acquiring an 80 percent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 1999 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Structured hedging in Asia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3715/is_199712/ai_n8759973]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the fourth in a series of articles by UBS in which we discuss specific risk management tools used by corporations investing in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Japan. In this series we are providing up-to-date intelligence on the markets, outlining alternative strategies using derivative products, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 1997 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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