European shares near record high following robust earnings; BoE rate decision awaited
European shares hovered near a record high on Thursday, buoyed by a raft of upbeat earnings, including drugmaker AstraZeneca, ...
UniCredit swoops in to take minority stake of Italy's Generali insurance group
UniCredit has been involved recently in a flurry of dealmaking activity, including a bid for Banco BPM and a raised stake in ...
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UniCredit builds stake in Generali, further complicating fight for Italian financial sector
The Milan-based bank said its holding is “a pure financial investment” and asserted that it has “no strategic interest in ...
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Unicredit rises over 4% of generals, another move in bank risk after BPM
The Italian banking group Unicredit over 4% of the control of General, The largest insurance company in our country. The ...
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Trump, DeepSeek and Mps-Mediobanca: The Ten Days That Shook Our World
Three tsunamis in ten days (Trump 2.0, the Chinese challenge on Artificial Intelligence, and the MPS takeover of Mediobanca ...
UniCredit says focused on BPM, Commerzbank as sources confirm small Generali stake
UniCredit remains focused on its takeover bid for Banco BPM and its stake in Commerzbank, a spokesperson for the Italian bank ...
Paschi Takeover Could Be Negative for Mediobanca, Moody’s Says
Moody’s Ratings sees some potential risks for Mediobanca SpA in a possible combination with Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena ...
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Moody's lowers Mediobanca's outlook due to MPS
Moody's has confirmed Mediobanca's ratings but changed the outlook from stable to negative due to "the downward pressure on ...
Fitch says MPS bid for Mediobanca carries risks, but too early to assess
Monte dei Paschi di Siena's acquisition of bigger rival Mediobanca would be challenging to implement if the Tuscan bank's bid ...
Italy seeks guarantees from Generali over Natixis deal, sources say
The Italian government has reservations over Generali's asset management deal with France's BPCE and wants further guarantees ...
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Generali, the battle for control: will Mediobanca have its hands tied or will securities lending turn the tables again?
Generali reopens the governance game, renouncing its list for the May 8 meeting. Mediobanca and Caltagirone prepare for the clash, in a tense climate that recalls the 2022 duel, but with completely ne ...
Hostile EU bank M&A raises risk of winner’s curse
Launching an unwelcome takeover of a rival bank used to be a sign of dangerous excess. These days, it seems to be the most ...