ATASY / Atlantia exit highlights Milan's battle to retain market heavyweights

The buyout of Atlantia will cut another 19 billion euros ($19.5 billion) from the value of the Milan bourse and bring to 12 the number of companies to more_horizontal

A buyout of Italian infrastructure group Atlantia by the Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone Inc could be completed by the end of the year, Atlan more_horizontal

The Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone secured a green light from the Italian government for their takeover offer for infrastructure group Atlan more_horizontal

Shares in Atlantia rose more than 5% on Thursday after Italy's Benetton family and U.S. investment fund Blackstone tabled their offer to buy out inves more_horizontal

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 more_horizontal

Shares in Italy's Atlantia rose more than 3% on Friday after a report that leading investor Edizione and Blackstone could launch a bid for the Italian more_horizontal

Global Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Infrastructure pitched a possible takeover of Italian road and airport operator Atlantia last week after more_horizontal

The Benettons, who control Atlantia with a 33% stake, are united in ruling out any transaction that would involve a break-up of the Italian infrastruc more_horizontal