https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Struggling Italian carrier Alitalia received a boost on Friday when Rome said it would add €300 million ($355 million) to a bridge loan package and extend its deadline for finding a buyer. https://www.thelocal.it/20171014/rome-stumps-up-more-alitalia-cash-extends-sale-deadline Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:19:24 +0200 rome-stumps-up-more-alitalia-cash-extends-sale-deadline The CEO of Germany’s Lufthansa has said the company would be interested in buying Italy's troubled flagship carrier if an opportunity arose to “to create a new Alitalia”. https://www.thelocal.it/20171013/lufthansa-would-be-interested-in-creating-a-new-alitalia Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:50:25 +0200 lufthansa-would-be-interested-in-creating-a-new-alitalia A consortium led by global steel giant ArcelorMittal said on Friday the Italian authorities had cleared it to buy struggling steel producer Ilva, but thousands of jobs are threatened. https://www.thelocal.it/20170617/arcelormittal-gets-green-light-to-buy-italys-ilva Sat, 17 Jun 2017 12:40:54 +0200 arcelormittal-gets-green-light-to-buy-italys-ilva Online retail giant Alibaba is on the verge of leading a Chinese takeover of AC Milan from disgraced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italian media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160428/alibaba-on-verge-of-leading-chinese-takeover-of-ac-milan Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:37:54 +0200 alibaba-on-verge-of-leading-chinese-takeover-of-ac-milan Japan's Asahi Group Holdings has offered €3.1 billion for two top European lager brands from British giant SABMiller, in what would be the biggest-ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese beer company, a report said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160210/japans-asahi-offers-billions-for-italys-peroni Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:08:36 +0100 japans-asahi-offers-billions-for-italys-peroni ChemChina has completed the acquisition of just under 87 percent of Pirelli's ordinary shares, leaving it within touching distance of its goal of delisting the iconic Italian tyremaker. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/chemchina-close-to-completing-pirelli-takeover Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:46:18 +0200 chemchina-close-to-completing-pirelli-takeover Shares in Italian auto giant Fiat jumped by 1.91 percent to €7.745 in Milan on Thursday on a German magazine report of a possible takeover by Volkswagen that Fiat denied. https://www.thelocal.it/20140717/fiat-shares-climb-on-volkswagen-takeover-rumour Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:20:00 +0200 fiat-shares-climb-on-volkswagen-takeover-rumour A battle over French holiday group Club Med heated up on Friday when regulators intervened, after an Italian businessman sneaked in to upset an offer by Chinese investment house Fosun. https://www.thelocal.it/20140523/club-med-takeover-facing-italian-rival Fri, 23 May 2014 15:23:00 +0200 club-med-takeover-facing-italian-rival