Italy - Factors to watch on Nov. 11

Reuters11-11

The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday.

Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*).

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COMPANIES

ENEL

Brazil's solicitor general's office said on Friday that it is suing the Italian energy group for 260 million reais ($45.12 million) in collective restitution due to damages caused by last month's power outage in Sao Paulo, Latin America's largest city.

ENI

The energy giant is ready to sell up to 49% of its Carbon capture and storage $(CCS)$ business, although the exact stake will be decided in the coming weeks, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Saturday, adding that funds Macquarie and KKR would be interested, as well as Italy's Snam and commodity trader Vitol.

STELLANTIS

Stellantis and its Chinese partner Leapmotor have scrapped a plan to make a second electric vehicle model at the European automaker's plant in Poland, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Stellantis added to its rising tally of layoffs on Friday, saying 400 workers at a Detroit automotive parts facility would indefinitely lose their jobs as the carmaker reduces costs in its struggling North American business.

UNICREDIT

The European Central Bank is pushing Raiffeisen and UniCredit hold some capital as a buffer against potential risks stemming from their Russia businesses, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

MONTE DEI PASCHI

Given conditions for the government to sell an additional stake in the bank are "favourable" the government is studying alternatives to an accelerated book building $(ABB)$, la Repubblica reported on Saturday. The Treasury is looking for a core group of private Italian investors willing to form a group of stable long-term investors for a bank that will have the format of a public company, the report adds.

ANIMA , BANCO BPM

Italian asset manager Anima said on Friday it appointed Goldman Sachs as financial adviser to assess an up to 1.6-billion-euro ($1.71 billion) buyout proposal from Banco BPM.

LEONARDO

UK ministers gave the go-ahead for the Global Combat Air Programme $(GCAP)$ with Italy and Japan at a meeting on Tuesday, ending fears that the flagship project could fall victim to the new Labour government's strategic defence review, The Financial Times reported on Friday citing several people familiar with the decision. A formal announcement for the multi-billion pound fighter jet programme, on which Leonardo, Britain's BAE Systems

and Rolls-Royce and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will work, is expected in the coming weeks, the report added.

RECORDATI

The Italian drug maker is not concerned about potential new U.S. tariffs under president-elect Donald Trump as it expects them to have no impact on its rare diseases business, the company's CFO told Reuters on Friday.

UNIEURO

At the end of the re-opening of the voluntary public tender and exchange offer on Unieuro ordinary shares Fnac Darty

and RUBY Equity Investment Sarl held 91.1% of the Italian group, a statement said on Friday, adding that Unieuro will now be delisted from the Milan bourse.

BANCA MEDIOLANUM

Massimo Doris, the bank's CEO, told Il Corriere della Sera on Sunday that a member of the Berlusconi family would join the bank's board to represent shareholder Fininvest. He also said he was open to signing a new shareholders' agreement with the Berlusconi holding company if the conditions were right.

JUVENTUS FC

Juventus beat Torino 2-0 in the Serie A football championship.

SS LAZIO

Lazio beat Monza 1-0 in the Serie A football championship.

WEBUILD

The Terra Verde joint venture, in which the construction group has a 33.5% stake, has signed a 1 billion euro ($1.07 billion) contract for a rail project in Melbourne, Australia.

The contract was signed after the joint venture was named preferred bidder in July.

M&A

Private equity group CVC Capital Partners is on the hunt for a buyer for its majority stake in Italian pharmaceutical outsourcer Genetic Group, in a deal that they hope will value the business at about €700mn, the Ft reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.

A2A

Board meeting on Q3 results.

DOVALUE

Board meeting on Q3 results.

4AIM SICAF

Ends capital increase.

DIARY

President Sergio Mattarella state visit to China continues; ends on Nov. 12.

Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets representatives from trade unions on budget law (0800 GMT).

Rome, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti attends "The world is in Lombardy; towards 2025 world summit" via videoconference (1530 GMT).

Milan, Economy Undersecretary Federico Freni delivers closing address at opening conference at 'Finance Community Week' on "Finance and geopolitics".

((Milan newsroom, e-mail: reutersitaly@thomsonreuters.com))

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