June 23 (Reuters) - Eni SpA ( E ): * ENI SIGNS EUR 2 BILLION AGREEMENT FOR ARES MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVE CREDIT FUNDS TO ENTER PLENITUDE'S SHARE CAPITAL * BUYER OF 20% STAKE IS ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION * TRANSACTION IS BASED ON AN EQUITY VALUE OF PLENITUDE OF 10 BILLION EUROS, CORRESPONDING TO AN ENTERPRISE VALUE OF MORE THAN 12 BILLION...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

June 23 (Reuters) - Ares Management Corp ( ARES ): * ARES MANAGEMENT ACQUIRES MINORITY STAKE IN PLENITUDE FOR €2 BILLION * ARES MANAGEMENT CORP ( ARES ) - BUYS 20% STAKE IN PLENITUDE FOR €2 BILLION * ARES MANAGEMENT CORP ( ARES ) - DEAL IMPLIES ENTERPRISE VALUE FOR PLENITUDE OF OVER €12 BILLION Source text: Further company coverage:...

MILAN, June 23 (Reuters) - Italy's Eni said on Monday it signed a deal with Ares Management Alternative Credit funds worth around 2 billion euros ($2.30 billion) for the sale of a 20% stake in its retail and renewable unit Plenitude. The transaction, for which Mediobanca acted as Eni's financial adviser, gives Plenitude an equity value of 10 billion euros,...