Milan, 29 July 2016 – A2A announces, with reference to the contract signed on 4 March 2016 between A2A and AEM Cremona, ASM Pavia, ASTEM Lodi, Cogeme and SCS Crema, shareholders of Linea Group Holding, to establish a business partnership that will see A2A acquire a majority stake in the share capital of LGH, that on 28 July 2016 the Italian Competition Authority authorized, subject to compliance with some commitments and corrective measures, the transaction to acquire a majority stake in the share capital of LGH.
The authorization, the text of which can be consulted on AGCM's website, sets out, in brief, some structural commitments on the disposal of the TMB asset of Montanaso Lombardo, the transfer of capacity on a five-year basis and some specific conduct measures.
The authorization of AGCM is one of the conditions that has to be met in order to close the transaction to acquire a majority stake in the share capital of LGH. A2A, AEM Cremona, ASM Pavia, ASTEM Lodi, Cogeme and SCS Crema, are therefore continuing, as far as pertaining to them, with the work aimed at verifying the other conditions precedent, as well as with completing the activities required for the setting up of the business partnership.
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