By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel has been drawing up plans to take over Banco ...

Italy's unfolding banking takeover tussles have been long in the making and are predicted to go on for several months.

Philippe Brassac was nearing retirement when a flurry of banking deals in Italy risked throwing his legacy as chief executive ...

Europe-based commercial bank UniCredit Group revealed a $10.5 billion all-share bid for Banco BPM S.p.A., a large bank in ...

Crédit Agricole boosted its stake in BPM — borrowing a strategy UniCredit used on Commerzbank. The French bank insists it ...

Credit Agricole said it bought financial contracts that could raise its stake in Banco BPM to 15.1% at a time when the ...

Credit Agricole said it bought financial contracts that could raise to 15.1% its stake in Banco BPM, which is being targeted by UniCredit in a $10 billion-plus bid.

Ruling out a full takeover bid, Credit Agricole said on Friday it had entered derivative contracts to raise its holding in ...

Divided between two takeover courtships, UniCredit’s Andrea Orcel may need to decide between going big abroad or staying home ...

Italy has limited scope to intervene in UniCredit's swoop for smaller rival Banco BPM through its "golden powers", which some ...

UniCredit’s €10.1B offer for Banco BPM could create an Italian market leader. Learn why UNCFF stock is a strong play with ...