Mediobanca's board will meet on Tuesday to discuss a bid for the Italian merchant bank by state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), a person close to the situation said. On Friday, MPS joined the consolidation wave sweeping Italian banking with a 13.
Under founder Enrico Cuccia, Mediobanca pulled the strings of Italian post-war finance. Now it is under siege, with former bailout victim Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Friday launching a hostile,
Italy's bailed-out Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Friday launched a 13.3 billion euro ($13.95 billion) all-share takeover offer for larger domestic peer Mediobanca. Shares of Monte dei Paschi (MPS ...
Monte dei Paschi, Italy’s oldest bank has submitted a takeover bid for giants Mediobanca of around 13 billion euros
Caltagirone last year expanded his investments in Italy's financial sector and is now a key shareholder in bailed-out bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) and fund manager Anima Holding.
MILAN (Reuters) -State-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Friday joined the consolidation wave sweeping Italian banking with a surprise 13.3 billion euro ($14 billion) all-share offer to buy merchant bank Mediobanca.
Bailed-out lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) launched on Friday a 13.3 billion euro ($13.9 billion) all-share buyout offer for Mediobanca, in the latest surprise twist of a complex Italian banking saga.
CEO Luigi Lovaglio has pulled several all-nighters since arriving in Siena in early 2022, when Italy's Treasury picked him out to revive the fortunes of the world's oldest bank, five years after bailing it out.
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open on Friday, with stocks likely to show a lack of direction
Bailed-out lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) launched on Friday a 13.3 billion euro ($13.9 billion) all-share buyout offer for Mediobanca , in the latest surprise twist of a complex Italian banking saga.
Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena said Friday that it was launching a bid for its larger rival Mediobanca, a potential 13.3 billion euro ($13.9 billion) deal that could