Mondadori in 6% capital hike

(ANSA) - Milan, June 17 - Mondadori on Tuesday launched a capital hike worth 6% of its ordinary shares, saying it would place the same amount of shares on the market.
    Italy's biggest publisher, part of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's media empire, said the IPO was aimed at "strengthening its financial structure".
    As well as being a top book publisher, Mondadori owns mass-circulation newsweekly Panorama and several glossy and gossip mags including Chi.