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Merrill Lynch mulling Pagine Gialle buy: report

MILAN
Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:58am EDT
The Merill Lynch New York headquarters is seen in this undated file photo. Merrill Lynch <MER.N> is considering buying Italian yellow pages publisher Seat Pagine Gialle <PG.MI>, Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Saturday citing financial sources. REUTERS/Handout

MILAN (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch MER.N is considering buying Italian yellow pages publisher Seat Pagine Gialle PG.MI, Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Saturday citing financial sources.

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Merrill has already conducted a due diligence study of the company, the newspaper said.

Lehman Brothers is advising Seat's main shareholders - a group of funds including Cvc, Bc Partners, Investitori Associati and Permira, which hold a combined 49.6 percent of the shares - the paper said.

Merrill Lynch and Seat Pagine Gialle were not immediately available for comment.
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