UniCredit, BPM and Italian government

Italy Seeks Ways to Counter UniCredit's Takeover Bid for BPM, FT Reports
UniCredit's bid for BPM also throws a spanner in the works for Italy's government, which had advanced plans for a merger of BPM with rival Monte dei Paschi di Siena which it saw as strengthening its banking sector without harming competition.
Awaiting Commerzbank, Italy's UniCredit Bids For Italian Rival
With its plans for Germany's Commerzbank seemingly stalled, UniCredit, Italy's second-largest lender, on Monday launched a bid to buy its rival BPM for 10.1 billion euros ($10.6 billion).
Italy’s UniCredit to buy domestic rival Banco BPM in €10.1B deal
The move pauses speculation that UniCredit was considering a bid for Germany’s Commerzbank. It also foils a plan by the Italian government to boost competition against UniCredit and its peer, Intesa Sanpaolo.
Italy denies report on decree to counter UniCredit's takeover bid for BPM
The Italian Treasury on Friday denied drafting an emergency decree to counter UniCredit's takeover bid for smaller rival Banco BPM after the Financial Times reported Rome was considering this option.
Italy's UniCredit Offers to Buy Banco BPM for $10.57 Billion
(Reuters) -Italian lender UniCredit said on Monday it had offered to buy rival Banco BPM in a stock deal valued at about 10.09 billion euros ($10.57 billion).
Italy's Treasury denies it's drafting decree to counter UniCredit bid for Banco BPM: report
The Italian Treasury has denied a report that it is drafting an emergency decree to counter UniCredit’s (OTCPK:UNCFF)(OTCPK:UNCRY) 10B euro ($10.6B) bid for Banco BPM, Reuters reported late Friday. UniCredit made the offer for the smaller rival on Monday,
Unwelcome in Germany, UniCredit CEO zeroes in on Italy
By Tom Sims, John O'Donnell and Valentina Za MUNICH/FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) -Just days before UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel ...
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Italy's Banco BPM Says UniCredit Bid Insufficient
The board of directors of Italy's Banco BPM said Tuesday that an acquisition bid from larger rival UniCredit was inadequate and failed to reflect the bank's profitability or potential. UniCredit ...
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Tourism, Italy in second place in the EU for foreign presence: growth opportunities in the Unicredit Forum
Despite the decline in domestic demand, tourism in Italy continues to grow thanks to international arrivals. The Unicredit ...
UniCredit irks Rome with $11 billion Banco BPM swoop after German backlash
Italy's UniCredit on Monday launched a surprise 10 billion euro ($11 billion) bid for domestic peer Banco BPM , which CEO ...