Article: Italy : Ferretti Plans Initial Share Sale to Fund Growth.

Byline: pinto03

Ferretti SpA, the Italian maker of Riva yachts, plans to file for an initial public offering in the next few days after receiving approval from shareholders, Chief Executive Officer Vincenzo Cannatelli said.

Ferretti, which is 60 percent-owned by private-equity firm Candover Investments Plc, wants to both expand its current operations and buy new companies, Cannatelli said today before a luxury-goods conference on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia.

Ferretti has purchased eight companies in 12 years. The company's sales are rising by 20 percent a year by selling yachts that cost at least 2 million euros ($3 million.) Clients ...

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