The demerger of Parmalat. It is the last Italians find to block French Lactalis, whereas the dairy group based in Collecchio near Parma tomorrow brings its Board of Directors in its offices in Milan. The agenda of the day, the report of the General Assembly of the shareholders at the end of June (instead of April 14), subject that an alternate draft of Lactalis manifests itself in the meantime, in good and due form. The economy Minister, Giulio Tremonti, continuing to put pressure on business to a set of industrial and financial players save "the sublime" Parmalat, bankers are testing the idea to record the group activities, while Lactalis would retrieve the foreign activities of Parmalat. A way to satisfy all the world, but, with so many difficulties to overcome, the consent of Lactalis is not acquired, below it.
The split would have the merit of making the record available to the Italians. For now, no one seems able to launch a tender offer (OPA) on all of the capital, the company being valued around 5 billion. The days spent and less chocolatier Ferrero displays of going on the record. Slag Granarolo, however, still participated Tuesday in a meeting at the Ca' of Sass, the Milan headquarters of the Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, which is both its shareholder at 20 and 2.4 of Parmalat. Too indebted, Granarolo may dip into the Pocket, but it is negotiating with unions that make up, to put its assets in the Recycle Bin. Insufficient in the eyes of Enrico Bondi. Yesterday, the rumor ran that the boss of Parmalat threatened to resign Friday if no industrial weight was the Italian "roped", but later in the day the person was denied.

Meanwhile, Intesa San paolo seeks to raise funds. The group led by Corrado Passera based credibility on its many holdings in the industrial sector, a legacy of the Committee, the former Bank commercial Italian. It does not increase its participation itself. He has received offers from several investment funds service ("Tuesday" Les Echos"). In addition, Giulio Tremonti looks at if the deposits and loans Fund may enter in part. A few months ago, it established a fund to assist SMEs in difficulty. The structure was with just over EUR 1 billion and capital account the three largest banks in the country: UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo and Monte dei Paschi.
For Lactalis, the scenario of the demerger could be attractive. Not only the Besnier family would put their hands on a good part of the Parmalat cash (1.4 billion), but in addition, it would get 1 billion from the sale of Italian assets, yesterday was "La Repubblica". Or, in short, more than what she just spend money to acquire 29 percent of the giant of Collecchio (approximately EUR 1.5 billion). Assuming that the mayennaise company launches a takeover bid on the foreign assets of Parmalat, it win the case for cheap.
By then, much water danger of sinking under the bridges of Parma. According to our information, Intesa Sanpaolo should make an oral offer to the Board of Parmalat to here tomorrow. Lactalis, for its part, is negotiating with the antitrust European to enjoy all the voting rights attached to its 29. A good half of the shares are still in the hands of its banks, Société Générale and Crédit Agricole, through three contracts for equity swap. It needs a derogation to impose its views to the General Assembly of Parmalat, regardless of the date.