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 ...

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 ...

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian billionaire Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has emerged as a leading player in a reshaping of Italy's financial sector triggered by a surge in M&A activity. GENERALI AND ...

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 ...

Italy will be hurt more than helped by this move. The government told UniCredit late Friday that it would use its so-called Golden Power to restrict how the bank can manage BPM if the $11 billion ...

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, ...