Snam Rete Gas sta valutando la possibilità di acquisizione la parte italiana di distribuzione gas di E. ON
Al netto dei discorsi meramente di valore, credo, stante le evoluzioni in atto nel settore (nuova pipeline in arrivo dalla Russia che raddoppia la qtà di metano disponibile) una notizia di un certo interesse....
MILAN (MF-Dow Jones)--Snam Rete Gas SpA (SRG.MI) Chief Executive Carlo Malacarne said Wednesday the company is ready to consider the acquisition of E.ON AG's (EOAN.XE) Italian natural gas network, allowing it to consolidate its hold on the sector.
"We are ready to assess, so there is interest" in E.ON's Italian grid, said Snam Rete Gas CEO on the sidelines of a conference in Milan. "Then it depends on the fair price and condition of the network."
Klaus Schaefer, head of E.ON Italia, said in an interview with daily Il Sole 24 Ore published Wednesday the company may sell all of its Italian gas grid and a deal could be reached within a year. He declined to give a price-tag.
Snam Rete Gas, Italy's biggest transmission company by pipelines, doesn't foresee any anti-trust obstacles to an eventual purchase, said Malacarne.
Last week, Snam Rete Gas shareholders fully bought into a EUR3.47 billion rights issue partly used to finance the purchase of gas companies Italgas SpA and Stogit SpA from Eni SpA (E). Snam Rete Gas agreed to pay Eni EUR4.72 billion for the two companies.
Eni controls Snam Rete Gas.