KKR & Co. plans to drop its 10.8 billion-euro ($11.9 billion) takeover proposal for Telecom Italia SpA if the troubled former phone monopoly doesn’t grant it the due diligence it requested since last November, according to people familiar with the matter.
In a letter expected on April 4, KKR is set to reiterate its interest in making a possible bid, the people said asking not to be identified because the matter isn’t public. The U.S. investment firm will make clear that it wants to review the phone carrier’s finances even more than before as market conditions have changed, the people added.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and recent downgrades on Telecom Italia’s credit rating, are among these reasons, they said. BBG