Eir owner Iliad still wants to grow operations in Italy after failed bid

Investors are closely monitoring Iliad's next move on takeovers in Italy after its failed bid to combine its assets with those of Vodafone in Italy

Iliad, which owns Eir, is seeking to grow its Italian business on a standalone basis. 

French telecoms operator Iliad, which owns Eir in Ireland, is focused on growing its Italian business on a standalone basis, the head of Iliad's operations in Italy has said. 

Iliad will have to assess how the Italian market is reshaped after a merger agreed between Vodafone's Italian unit and Swisscom's Fastweb and Telecom Italia's planned network spin-off, said Benedetto Levi.