M&A, IP, Patents Xavier Niel will buy a 19.8% stake in Tele2 from investment firm, Kinnevik, for €1.16 billion to become a leading shareholder in the Swedish operator. Vodafone has confirmed it is in discussions to sell its Italian assets to Swisscom, which will house them inside its Fastweb subsidiary. The deal is worth around €8 billion and comes after Vodafone rejected a bid from Iliad back in January. Boldyn has completed its purchase of Edzcom from Cellnex, providing the neutral host provider with a private 5G network specialist – marking towerco Cellcom’s exit from the private networks business. Cellnex also announced a €971 million sale of its Irish tower assets, to Phoenix Tower International. BC Partners is reportedly looking…