MILAN (Reuters) – The holding company of Italy’s Benetton family and U.S. investment fund Blackstone will spend up to 12.7 billion euros ($14 billion) to buy out other investors in Atlantia and take the airport and motorway operator private.
In a statement, the two partners said they would offer 23 euros a share, which represents a permium of 24.4% to the share price on April 5, before rumours about the offer fuelled gains. ($1=0.9163 euros)
(Reporting by Francesca Landini and Valentina Za; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
