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Georgia Meloni has grand banking ambitions
In contrast, Ms Meloni is the leader of a nationalist party with protectionist instincts. â–  For more expert analysis of the ...
Italy's Monte dei Paschi bids 13.3 bn euros for Mediobanca
Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena said Friday that it was launching a bid for its larger rival Mediobanca, a potential ...
How Italy's MPS went from near collapse to bid for revered merchant bank
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 ...
Bank M&A in the new Italy evokes old Italy’s flaws
Under founder Enrico Cuccia, Mediobanca pulled the strings of Italian post-war finance. Now it is under siege, with former ...
Italian bank Monte dei Paschi launches 13 billion euro takeover bid for peer Mediobanca
Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena has announced it is launching a 13.3 billion euro takeover bid for larger peer ...
Italy’s Banca Monte dei Paschi Launches $13.9 Billion Bid for Mediobanca
The surprise move is the latest amid a wave of consolidation in the country’s banking industry in recent months and would ...