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Adani Airports advances in race to buy Italy's Catania airport stake: Report

Adani Airport Holdings has reached the second bidding round for Italy's Catania airport. Ten global operators and investors are competing for a majority stake in the airport. Catania airport is Sicily's largest and Italy's fifth busiest by passenger traffic. The privatization process began in 2022 with Mediobanca as advisor. The…

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Intesa Sanpaolo launches bid for Mps bank, merger set for December 2026

Intesa Sanpaolo launches bid for Mps bank, merger set for December 2026

Within 24 hours of Banco BPM’s merger bid, Intesa Sanpaolo launches a full public offer for Monte dei Paschi di Siena. If approved, the deal would create Europe’s second-largest banking group.

Monte Paschi board member resigns amid insider trading probe

Monte Paschi board member resigns amid insider trading probe

Stefano Di Stefano, a senior official at the finance ministry and a board member of Monte dei Paschi di Siena, is under investigation by the Milan public prosecutor’s office.

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Italy’s banking clash: MPS, Mediobanca, and their billionaire backers

Although the EU is pushing for greater banking consolidation in Europe, the reality in Italy is proving complicated.

MPS offer for Mediobanca hits minimum take-up threshold

As a requirement for the takeover, MPS needed investors to offer up at least 35% of Mediobanca shares. This goal has been surpassed, with MPS securing 38.5% of Mediobanca.

MPS relaunches bid for Mediobanca with €13.5bn partial-cash offer

Monte dei Paschi raises its offer for the acquisition of Mediobanca, adding €0.9 in cash per share and lowered the threshold for the validity of the takeover bid to 35%. The offer is now worth a total of €13.5 billion. Piazza Affari reacts with falls for both stocks.

Mediobanca shareholders reject bid to acquire Banca Generali

The rejection could threaten Mediobanca’s independence as the Milanese lender seeks to fend off a takeover by Italian competitor MPS.

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Italy’s Monte dei Paschi bank gets ECB nod for Mediobanca takeover

Italy’s Monte dei Paschi bank gets ECB nod for Mediobanca takeover

Mediobanca has shown its opposition to the takeover bid, launched in January, warning it would weaken its business model.

Italy Bank Merger Wave Heats Up As Mediobanca Eyes Banca Generali

Italy Bank Merger Wave Heats Up As Mediobanca Eyes Banca Generali

Mediobanca is planning to use its 13.1 percent stake in Italy's largest insurance company, Generali, to pay for the acquisition of the group subsidiary Banca Generali, the statement said.

International Business Times

Mediobanca launches bid for Banca Generali as M&A flurry intensifies

Mediobanca launches bid for Banca Generali as M&A flurry intensifies

The offer comes as Mediobanca itself is fighting off a hostile takeover bid from smaller rival MPS.

Mediobanca Rejects Monte Dei Paschi Takeover Bid

Mediobanca Rejects Monte Dei Paschi Takeover Bid

Mediobanca rejects Monte dei Paschi's takeover bid, citing lack of rationale and identity concerns. Italian government's reprivatization decision and poten...

Italian bank Mediobanca rejects takeover bid by domestic rival Monte dei Paschi

Italian bank Mediobanca rejects takeover bid by domestic rival Monte dei Paschi

Italian bank Mediobanca has rejected a surprise takeover attempt by domestic rival Monte dei Paschi di Siena

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Italian bank Monte dei Paschi launches 13 billion euro takeover bid for peer Mediobanca

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 Mediobanca in a surprise move that could reshape the country’s banking sector

The Independent UK

Italy's Monte Dei Paschi Bids 13.3 Bn Euros For Mediobanca

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 in a potential 13.3 billion euro ($13.9 billion) deal that could help reshape the country's banking sector.

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Italian investment bank Mediobanca buys boutique London advisory Arma to increase ties with top UK tech firms

Arma has advised on more than $85 billion worth of deals in the past five years

What happens to Italian tycoon Del Vecchio's $29 billion Ray Ban fortune?

Leonardo Del Vecchio leaves a business empire worth 27 billion euros ($29 billion), ranging from the eyewear company that was his life's work to the stake in merchant bank Mediobanca he built in his 80s.

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