It's stock manipulation the offense assumed by the Milan prosecutor's office in the context of the investigations on Hey Towers which this morning led to a search of the headquarters of the company that owns the Mediaset transmission infrastructure.
The investigation, coordinated by the deputy prosecutor of Milan Francesco Greco, was entrusted to the prosecutor Adriano Scudieri. According to what is learned from legal sources, they would result all nine members of the board of directors are under investigation by Ei Towers.
The case concerns the launch of a public purchase and exchange offer carried out in February by Ei Towers against Ray Way. The subsidiary of Mediaset aimed for the absolute majority of the company listed by Rai only a short time before, but the Renzi government he had immediately indicated that 51% of Raiway should remain in public hands. Later also the failures of Consob e Antitrust.
On April 17, Ei Towers then renounced the operation and any proposed offer. Now the Milanese magistrates are aiming to clarify whether there have been irregularities in the company's conduct in terms of market manipulation crimes.
Meanwhile, at Piazza Affari Ei Towers drops by 0,3%, to 54,95 euros, while Raiway gains 0,7%, to 4,44 euros.
