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Article: Makings of a cover story: Publisher Mondadori looking to score $200M.(Brief Article)
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- Private Placement Letter
- Article date:
- September 29, 2003
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While news of the private placement deal may not appear on the cover of Italian publisher Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.'s publications, it will have to settle for receiving press in the Private Placement Letter.
Mondadori International SA is looking for $200 million in 10-, 12-, and 15-year bullets with help from JP Morgan, sources said. The company carries a NACI-1 rating and is in the market with investors this week. But the story does not end there.
Started in Italy in 1907 by Arnoldo Mondadori, Mondadori has grown to become the largest book and magazine publisher in Italy, controlling 40% of the country's magazine market and 31.5% of its book ...