The most interesting articles in some of the major foreign papers from June 1 to 5:
Exor preparing for Chrysler takeover
Financial Times – Agnellis sell €2bn stake in SGS*
Wall Street Journal – Fiat Parent Sells Asset Ahead of Chrysler Buy *
Valor Economico – Família Agnelli manterá controle da Fiat *
Expansion – Los Agnelli venden SGS para asaltar a Chrysler con más fuerza
The Agnelli family’s holding company sells its share in the Swiss SGS in view of the takeover of Chrysler.
Generali continues its plan of sales
Financial Times – Generali sells US life reinsurance business to Scor for $920m
Bloomberg Businessweek – Scor Buys Generali’s U.S. Life Reinsurance Unit for $750 Million
The Trieste “Lion” sells its share in its US insurance business as part of its plan to increase its assets
Italian fashion
Bloomberg Businessweek – Italian entrepreneur takes control of La Perla
Le Figaro – La Perla prend un nouveau départ
Silvio Scaglia takes majority share of the luxury lingerie firm La Perla
Financial Times – Lunch with the FT: Franca Sozzani
Lunch with “Italian fashion’s most influential woman”
Art, culture and tourism
Le Figaro – Une Biennale de Venise sans limite d’age
Bangkok Post – Dropping in ON Venice
A visit to the pavillions of the Venice Biennale
El Pais – Todolí reconstruye en Milán la obra de Juan Muñoz para la sala de las turbinas
The three-year plans of Hangar Bicocca
New York Times – On a Road Trip in Sicily, Churches Everywhere
Cultural tourism of Sicily’s Baroque churches
New York Times – More Than Coins for Rome’s Fountains
Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld are sponsoring restoration of some of Rome’s fountains
* marked articles viewable online upon payment or registration