Edison SpA (EDN.MI) Chief Executive Bruno Lescoeur said Thursday he expects the controlling shareholders, Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) and A2A SpA (A2A.MI), to reach a deal in the next few days over control of Italy's No 2 electricity and natural gas company by capacity.

"They will certainly find a deal in a few days," said Edison's CEO at a renewable energy conference in Rome.

-By Liam Moloney, Dow Jones Newswires; +39 06 6976 6925; giada.zampano@dowjones.com