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

UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel has been drawing up plans to take over Banco BPM for years and was almost ready to pull the ...

BPM has €64bn in assets under management. Combined with Anima, Italy’s largest independent asset manager, the new entity would hold €217bn under management, compared with UniCredit’s €214bn, according ...

UniCredit and Credit Agricole held a first meeting over Italy's Banco BPM after the latter invested in rival Monte dei Paschi ...

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 ...

The current Italian macroeconomic picture is somewhat mixed. While the International Monetary Fund forecast Italy’s target GDP growth at 0.7 ...

Shares of banks and other financial institutions gave back some of their recent gains, but remained sharply higher for the year to date, as deal activity accelerated.

Banco Bpm, here's what analysts think of Crédit Agricole's move to rise to 15,1% in the capital of Piazza Meda: what it means ...

Mixed stock markets but luxury stocks regain momentum both in France and Italy thanks to new Chinese stimuli. Among banks Banco Bpm shines. Leonardo and Iveco down ...

MILAN (Reuters) - Credit Agricole could raise its stake in Banco BPM in the next six months above the 15% threshold it will ...

While Crédit Agricole’s move to bulk up suggests UniCredit has a tougher negotiation on its hands, there may be a silver lining too ...