Mondadori sells Bompiani to Giunti (2)

(ANSA) - Milan, September 29 - Silvio Berlusconi's publishing group Mondadori said Thursday that it has reached an agreement to sell its Bompiani subsidiary to Giunti Editore for 16.5 million euros. The deal is being done to meet Antitrust requirements after Mondadori recently bought RCS Libri, Bompiani's previous parent company. Nevertheless, the Bompiani deal is also subject to approval from the national competition regulator. Bompiani is a historic publishing house founded by Italian writer Valentino Bompiani in 1929.
    It has published works by many top authors, including Alberto Moravia and Umberto Eco.