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Metroweb Italia

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Native name
  
Metroweb Italia S.p.A.

Industry
  
Telecommunications

Headquarters
  
Milan

Founded
  
2011

Net income
  
11.54 million EUR (2014)

Parent organization
  
Enel OpEn Fiber

Formerly called
  
F2i Reti TLC S.p.A.

Defunct
  
2016

Revenue
  
67.99 million EUR (2014)

Ceased operations
  
2016

Total assets
  
702.2 million EUR (2014)

Type
  
private Società per Azioni

Fate
  
absorbed by Enel OpEn Fiber

Metroweb Italia S.p.A. (was known as F2i Reti TLC S.p.A., abb. of Fondi Italiani per le Infrastrutture Reti Telecomunicazione Società per Azioni) was an Italian holding company in fiber-optic. The company was a joint venture of F2i First Fund (53.83%) and CDP Equity (46.17% via FSI Investimenti S.p.A.), a private equity and a sovereign wealth fund respectively. In 2016 Enel acquired a stake in the company via Enel OpEn Fiber (EOF), with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti retained 50% stake in EOF.

Metroweb Italia was the owner of F2i Metropolis S.p.A. which was an intermediate holding company of Metroweb. F2i Metropolis was revered merger with Metroweb on 1 January 2012. Intesa Sanpaolo was a minority shareholders of Metroweb Italia for 12.5% stake, but sold the shares to F2i for €20 million. After the transaction FSI formally subscribed the capital increase of Metroweb Italia, to become the new minority shareholders.

In October 2012 Metroweb Italia acquired the controlling interests (85%) in Genoese company Saster Net S.p.A, which was renamed to Metroweb Genova S.p.A..

In April 2015 a takeover bid from Telecom Italia was rejected.

References

Metroweb Italia Wikipedia