Telefonica (TEF +1%) is willing to sell its 10.5% indirect stake in Telecom Italia (TI +4.3%), two sources tell Bloomberg. Telefonica has been insisting it has no plans to sell the stake, which is worth $1.6B and is the result of a 22.4% stake held by Telefonica and 3 Italian banks. But the European/Latin American carrier has been eying a variety of asset sales as it tries to further pare its debt load. Reported merger talks regarding TI and Hutchinson Whampoa's Italian mobile units could be influencing Telefonica's thinking.
Telefonica (TEF +1%) is willing to sell its 10.5% indirect stake in Telecom Italia (TI +4.3%),...
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