MILAN (Thomson Financial) - 3i Group is interested in buying a stake of
slightly more than 40 pct in the Italian luxury group Antichi Pellettieri SpA,
which is 55.2 pct-owned by the Burani family, the daily MF said citing financial
sources.
The move would lead to the de-listing of the company, it added.
An alternative deal could be the spin-off of Antichi Pellettieri's Biasia,
Braccialini, Coccinelle and Gherardini handbag brands to a unit wholly-owned by
3i, it said.
The newspaper said that other investment funds, including L Capital, could
be interested in Antichi Pellettieri.
The Mariella Burani Fashion Group that controls Antichi Pellettieri was not
immediately available for comment.
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