Italy's Italmobiliare not looking at investment in retailer OVS

Italmobiliare SpA

13/06/2017 08:29

MILAN, June 13 (Reuters) - Italy's Italmobiliare  ITMI.MI , 
the holding company of entrepreneurial family Pesenti, is not 
working on a transaction regarding high-street retailer OVS 
 OVS.MI , a spokesman said on Tuesday. 
    In an emailed statement sent to Reuters, Italmobiliare 
denied a report by daily il Messaggero that it was studying a 
possible investment in the retailer. 
    Shares in OVS were up 4.8 pct at 0751 GMT, after having 
briefly touched a high of 6.48 euros in early market trade. 
      
 
 (Reporting by Massimo Gaia; writing by Francesca Landini) 
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Keywords: OVS M&A/ITALMOBILIARE