MILAN: Fininvest, the holding of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's family, has started placing a 7.8 percent stake in private broadcaster Mediaset to boost its own financial strength and fund a diversification of assets, it said on Thursday.
The placement will take place through an accelerated bookbuilding to Italian and foreign institutional investors starting immediately, it said without giving financial details. Merrill Lynch International and UniCredit are acting as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers.
In a statement, Fininvest said its stake in Mediaset after the placement will be 33.4 percent.
"The proceeds of the offering will be used by Fininvest, among other things, to continue to strengthen its financial and capital structure and help possible investments with a view to diversify its equity portfolio," it said.
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