Fincantieri declined to comment about interest in Thyssenkrupp Marine System By Reuters

MILANO (Reuters) – Fincantieri General Manager Fabio Gallia declined to comment on Friday about rumours on an interest in acquiring Thyssenkrupp (DE:TKAG) Marine System (TKMS) in partnership with German defence company Rheinmethall.

“We’ll see, no comment on that”, Gallia said during a conference call with analysts, asked about the rumours.

Rheinmetall could be a minority partner in an alliance with Fincantieri to buy TKMS, Il Sole 24 Ore reported last month.