The shares of Impresa declined today by 4.36% to 0.26 euros.
A total of 142,338 shares were traded, generating a revenue of 38,211 euros.
At around 3:30 PM, the CMVM announced the lifting of the suspension of Impresa’s stock trading after the group confirmed ongoing negotiations with MFE for a sale of up to 33% of its share capital.
Impresa confirmed today that talks are underway with the MFE group for a sale of up to 33% of the capital, though a binding agreement has not yet been reached.
Last Friday, October 31, CMVM suspended the trading of Impresa’s shares, pending the release of significant market information following reports that Italy’s MFE was expected to invest in the owner of SIC by the end of the year.
Impresa’s announcement today follows a report from Jornal de Negócios, published this Tuesday, stating that MFE — MediaForEurope will inject up to 30 million euros to acquire a 33% stake.
Besides SIC and Expresso, the Impresa group owns SIC Radical, SIC Mulher, SIC Caras, K SIC, SIC Novelas, SIC Internacional, SIC Esperança, Blitz, and the streaming platform Opto, among other brands.
The Italian group MFE is primarily owned by Fininvest, controlled by the family of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and aims to become the leading TV and media operator in Europe.
