July 23 (Reuters) - Mobile phone tower group Cellnex is studying strategic options including ‌taking the company private or ‌a merger with a competitor, Bloomberg News reported on ​Thursday. The company's shares jumped ⁠over 5% after Bloomberg News report. Cellnex was not immediately available for comment. In the ​past year, ​Cellnex management held ​early talks with an ‌investor group backed by DigitalBridge Group Inc and Deutsche Telekom AG about the possibility of a deal, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. DigitalBridge Group and Deutsche Telekom ​could not ‌immediately be reached for comment.