** Shares in Italy's doValue DOVA.MI rise as much as 5.7%
after the back announced a servicing deal with Attica Bank
BOAr.AT , Greece's fifth-largest banking institution
** The bad loan manager signed a new servicing deal
regarding an NPE portfolio worth around 500 mln euros ($543.30
million) in gross book value
** Banca Akros considers the deal "a small positive news for
the group, in the context of difficult sector trends", as the
group aims to diversify beyond non-performing loans following a
19 mln euro net loss in 2023
** At 0852 GMT, shares in doValue are up 2.9%,
outperforming Italy's All-share index .FTITLMS , which rises
0.4%
** Up to the previous session's close, shares were down
44.8% YTD
($1 = 0.9203 euros)
(Reporting by Enrico Sciacovelli)
((enrico.sciacovelli@thomsonreuters.com))