Rheinmetall makes 非，不，無-binding 申し込む／申し出 for Leonardo's OTO Melara 部隊 -sources
By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte and Giulia Segreti
ROME, June 2 (Reuters) - Germany's Rheinmetall has sent Italy's Leonardo a 非，不，無-binding 申し込む／申し出 for a 少数，小数派 火刑／賭ける in its OTO Melara 大砲 製造者 部隊, によれば a 文書 and two sources の近くに to the 事柄.
The 申し込む／申し出 was 現在のd at the end of May and Rheinmetall is 捜し出すing to buy up to 49% of the company, the sources told Reuters on Thursday, asking not to be 指名するd because of the sensitivity of the 事柄.
Rheinmetall has 始める，決める a value of 190-210 million euros ($203.91- $225.37 million) as an indicative price for the 49% 火刑／賭ける in OTO Melara, a 文書 seen by Reuters showed. This would 暗示する an 全体にわたる value of almost 430 million euros for the whole 部隊.
The ロシアの 侵略 of ウクライナ共和国 has 最高潮の場面d the need for more 前進するd ground 戦闘 systems and has 押し進めるd European countries to （ーのために）とっておく more 財政上の 資源s for defence.
在庫／株s in defence companies rose after German （ドイツなどの）首相／（大学の）学長 Olaf Scholz, in a major 政策 転換 for the country after １０年間s of attrition of the 武装した 軍隊s, 誓約（する）d in February to はっきりと 増加する defence spending.
But the market volatility linked to the war and 政府s' 焦点（を合わせる） on major 問題／発行するs has made it difficult for 合併s, 取得／買収s and 取引，協定s to go ahead and 限られた／立憲的な much-needed 協調.
Leonardo was not 利用できる for comment. Rheinmetall did not 答える／応じる to a Reuters emailed request for comment.
The Italian 政府 has been 知らせるd, the sources said, but Rheinmetall still needs to 安全な・保証する Italy's 支援, one of the sources said.
Rome has the 力／強力にする to 封鎖する or 始める，決める strict 条件s on 引き継ぎ／買収s in 戦略の 部門s, such as defence, energy and banking.
Before giving its 支援 to any 所有権 change in OTO Melara, Rome wants Italy to be 含むd in the フランス系カナダ人-German Main Ground 戦闘 System (MGCS) 戦車／タンク 事業／計画（する）, more popularly known as the "戦車／タンク of the 未来," one of the sources said.< /p>
含むing Italy could create the 適切な時期 for Leonardo to 供給する sensors and defence electronics systems for the new 戦車／タンクs.
The 文書 said Rheinmetall would in 未来 be open to acquiring a その上の 2% or more in OTO Melara - which would give it 大多数 所有権 - in 一致 with the company's 産業の 計画（する） and its stakeholders' 戦略.
In December, Leonardo said it ーするつもりであるd to sell OTO Melara, which produces 海軍の and terrestrial 大砲s, 同様に as Wass, which makes torpedoes, as part of a broader 戦略 to 焦点（を合わせる） on ヘリコプターs, 航空機 and electronics for defence.
It said the two 部隊s would have better growth 適切な時期s outside the group.
In March Rheinmetall's CEO Armin Papperger told Italian newspaper Il 単独の 24 鉱石 that the German group would be 用意が出来ている to make a 財政上の 投資 in OTO Melara.
($1 = 0.9318 euros)
(Editing by Barbara 吊りくさび)
