BREAKINGVIEWS — Italian tower buyout comes with sky — high stakes

(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Jennifer Johnson LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) — Top shareholders in the $7 bln operator of mobile phone masts are mulling buying the 29% they don't own, Reuters reported. A contract dispute with key tenants has knocked nearly 30% off the shares in the past year. Even so, any deal looks like a risky bet on a clean resolution. Full view will be published shortly. Follow Jennifer Johnson on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Context News INWIT’s leading shareholders are arranging financing for a potential take-private deal, Reuters reported on October 11 citing two people close to the matter. French private equity group Ardian and investment vehicle Oak Holdings 1 — backed by co-investors GIP, KKR and Vodafone — are exploring ​a bid to buy out minority shareholders in INWIT, the people said. One person familiar with the matter told Reuters that Abu Dhabi investment firm Mubadala could take a stake in INWIT as part of the plan. The group’s shares were trading at €7.24 as of 1045 GMT on October 13 — an improvement of more than 3% from their closing price of just over €7 on October 9. (Editing by Peter