ProSiebenSat.1 lines up Morgan Stanley in defence against MFE's bid, sources say
ProSiebenSat.1 has lined up defence advisers, including Morgan Stanley, after receiving a takeover bid from its largest investor MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Last week, MFE launched a bid for the shares of ProSieben it does not already own, offering the minimum price allowed by the German law, equal to the volume-weighted average price of ProSieben shares over the past three months. Due to the structure of MFE’s bid, ProSiebenSat.1’s defence strategy may be limited, but will likely include improving performance within the group's different businesses, according to one of the people.