ROME, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Fondo Strategico Italiano and two Italian investors plan to make an offer for a "significant" minority stake in Italian defense group Finmeccanica's AnsaldoEnergia, the investment fund said in a statement on Friday.
FSI, which is controlled by state holding company Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, and the Italian groups said they had signed a memorandum of understanding for an offer, according to a statement.
The Italian investors are Gruppo Energia Brescia and Gruppo Acciaierie Venete, the statement said.
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Keywords: ITALY ANSALDO/