M&A, IP, Patents Vodafone has finalized the €8 billion deal to sell its Italian unit to Swisscom. Vodafone will provide services to Swisscom for up to five years, for €350 million for the first year after the deal is completed. Cisco has completed its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk, its most expensive takeover yet. Splunk has 7,000 employees which will increase Cisco’s employee base by 10%. Cisco plans to boost its AI offering by combining with Splunk’s secure data management capabilities. More on the great garage sale at TIM, the operator is planning the sale of its stake in towerco Inwit for around €300 million, according to Bloomberg. Financials As part of the various changes to resuscitate Vodafone, the operator…