Publishing: Del Vecchio: “Takeover bid for *Il Fatto Quotidiano* is a great honour; it will save this historic brand”

Milan, 26 Oct. (LaPresse) – “The takeover bid for *Il Fatto Quotidiano* is a great honour. Because it means ‘saving such a historic brand, with such an influential readership and such strong engagement; it is the third most-viewed online newspaper’.” So said Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio on RTL 102.5’s ‘Password’ programme. When the presenter told him, ‘But you’ve got a problem – they won’t sell it to you’, the entrepreneur replied, “That’s an initial reaction, an initial reaction due to the fact that there hasn’t yet been an investment plan, there hasn’t been any dialogue. But above all, I have the utmost respect for Marco Travaglio.”