A face-saving private placement hastily arranged by Goldman Sachs, which raised a token sum at the US$9 billion valuation that Hutchison claims its Italian business is worth, fooled no one. The terms of the deal extracted from investors were sufficiently draconian to make that evident.
The immediate ramifications of the failed deal are not that significant. According to analysts, Hutchison’s 3G business in Italy, having just turned cash positive, is not in need of the fresh capital and the unit already enjoys a market share of 8%.
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