ROME (Reuters) -Italy acted properly in placing a 15% stake in state-backed bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena last November, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said, after prosecutors in Milan ...

Milan prosecutors are investigating the Italian government's sale of a 15% stake in Monte dei Paschi di Siena to a select group of investors, two sources with knowledge of the matter said ...

Monte dei Paschi said the European Central Bank approved the direct acquisition of a controlling shareholding in Italian investment bank Mediobanca MB1.04%increase; green up pointing triangle. The ...

Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Wednesday the European Central Bank had approved its proposed acquisition of rival Mediobanca , including under a scenario in which it gains a stake of less than ...

The European Commission is examining the Italian government's sale of a 15% stake in Monte dei Paschi di Siena last year, following claims that large investors were shut out of the bidding process ...

Monte dei Paschi, whose single largest shareholder has been the Italian state since a 2017 bailout, launched a €13.3bn takeover of its larger rival in January that would shake up Italy’s ...

Monte dei Paschi (MPS), which was a symbol of Rome’s banking problems for a decade until its state bailout in 2017, surprised investors in January when it announced its bid for the Milan-based ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The European Commission is examining the Italian government’s controversial sale of shares in Monte dei ...

MILAN (Reuters) -Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Wednesday the European Central Bank had approved its proposed acquisition of rival Mediobanca (OTC: MDIBY), including under a scenario in which ...

Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) said on Wednesday that the European Central Bank had approved its proposed takeover of larger Italian lender Mediobanca.