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MILAN (Reuters) - A potential deal targeting Italian payments group Nexi (BIT:NEXII) is one of several options CVC Capital Partners is looking at, but the private equity firm is not preparing to file an offer, a source close to CVC said.
Nexi shares rose 17% on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported late on Tuesday that CVC was in the early stages of mulling a potential offer for Nexi.
CVC has had no contact with Nexi over a possible bid, the source said. A second source confirmed there had been no contacts on the matter.
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