The Bank of Italy on Friday urged domestic lenders, which are facing an unprecedented wave of hostile takeover bids, not to ...

The M&A wave could Italy narrow a gap with other European countries in terms of its banks' size, he added. "While scale in banking generally brings both advantages and some well-known challenges ...

the once-troubled bank set to play a pivotal role in the M&A wave. Together, the families now wield a combined €15 billion of financial services investments in Italy — and plan to make their ...

After receiving a green light from the Bank of Italy on Wednesday, Banco BPM starts the dance this month with its proposed purchase of fund manager Anima Holding. UniCredit is expected to follow ...

In the text of a speech prepared for Italy’s annual Assiom-Forex financial conference, central bank governor Fabio Panetta said that the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) wave could help Italy narrow the ...

Normally rare in banking, hostile moves have become the norm in Italy. "You know we have been chasing this opportunity for many years," Nagel said. "We have found that at this moment a lot of ...

The bid proposal steps up the pace of consolidation in Italian banking, and shows that unsolicited offers, traditionally rare in the finance industry, are gaining ground. Italy's No.2 lender UniCredit ...

The M&A wave could Italy narrow a gap with other European countries in terms of its banks' size, he added. "While scale in banking generally brings both advantages and some well-known challenges, ...