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POLITICS (*) Four-times Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been diagnosed with leukaemia, a source close to the matter said on Thursday. Berlusconi is being treated in intensive care at Milan's San Raffaele Hospital after suffering breathing problems.
DEBT
Foreign investors bought 62.6% of the new 8-year green BTP
bond, the Italian Treasury said on Wednesday.
Italy's Treasury said it would offer 8.5 billion euros
($9.26 billion) in BOT bills at auction on April 12.
Treasury announces sale of BTP bonds, with relative amounts
to be auctioned on April 13.
COMPANIES Bourse After Hours market closed.
(*) UNICREDIT CEO Andrea Orcel told Il Messaggero newspaper he expects the European Central Bank to take a "balanced approach" on interest rate hikes, acting on the basis of economic data as they become available given the high level of uncertainty.
(*) BANCO BPM Italian private equity fund Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI), payments company Nexi and rival Worldline have come forward as the three suitors for the banks' merchant acquiring business, MF daily reported, adding that several foreign private equity funds are also interest in the asset.
TELECOM ITALIA (TIM) (*) A consortium of Italian state lender CDP and Macquarie has asked for a 12-billion-euro loan to Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit as it works on improving its offer for TIM's landline network, Il Messaggero daily reported.
Proxy adviser ISS has recommended that TIM investors vote against the second section of the remuneration policy at the shareholders' meeting on April 20 because of poor disclosure on shares allocated under the Brazilian long-term incentive plan to CEO Pietro Labriola and on one-off bonus and termination payments paid in favour of managers with strategic responsibilities.
ISS has also recommended voting against the topic related to the replacement of Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine on the board because, at the time of the report, the name of the candidate had not been disclosed.
PIRELLI Italian tyre maker said it had postponed its annual shareholders meeting until to June 29 due to government scrutiny of governance agreements involving China's investor Sinochem.
INTESA SANPAOLO Italy's biggest lender said on Wednesday it ended its share buyback programme after it had purchased a stake of around 3,72% of its share capital.
STELLANTIS Carmaker CEO Carlos Tavares said the French-Italian automaker will build its new Ram 1500 electric pickup truck unveiled Wednesday in the United States.
ENI Eni's unit Versalis said on Wednesday it entered exclusive negotiations to buy the part of chemical group Novamont it does not already own. (*) Citigroup has resumed coverage with a "neutral" rating and a target price of 13.5 euros.
(*)IREN The utility has given a mandate to merchant bank Rothschild to find an investor willing to take over up to 49% of its gas distribution network, the La Stampa daily said on Thursday.
The paper added that French insurer AXA , British private equity Arjun and Australian fund Igneo Infrastructure Partners are interested in the deal, which could allow Iren to cash in about 400 million euros.
(*) ANIMA HOLDING The asset manager said on Thursday its net outflows in March totalled 493 million euros.
BPER Fitch Ratings has upgraded the bank's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+' and Viability Rating (VR) to 'bbb-' from 'bb+'. The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Stable.
IPO, FERALPI SIDERURGICA
The Italian steelmaker has picked advisory firm Lazard to explore strategic options, including a potential listing, two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.
ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA Releases FY results (1030 GMT), followed by conference call (1230 GMT).
DIARY Rome, Cabinet meeting (1530 GMT). Brescia, A2A holds inauguration ceremony of first series of low-power 'City Plug' columns with A2A CEO Renato Mazzoncini, designer Giugiaro Architettura Chairman Fabrizio Giugiaro (0900 GMT).
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