The title of World Duty Free flies to Piazza Affari, which gains four percentage points about an hour after closing, to 8,97 euros, scoring one of the best increases in the Ftse Mib. The purchases of the shares were triggered by the news of a possible interest by the US fund Kkr in entering the capital of the company controlled by the Benettons.
Last week Gianni Mion, vice president of the controlling shareholder Edizione Holding, said that any integration between WDF and a partner will have to be of mutual convenience, underlining that the priority is that of an industrial partner. Mion added that there are 3-4 large operators in the sector and two are Asian.
