The European Union said Italy's intervention in the proposed takeover of lender Banco BPM by larger peer UniCredit potentially breaches European rules on mergers.

An Italian court has upheld the government’s demand that UniCredit exit its Russian operations as a condition for proceeding with its €45bn takeover of domestic rival Banco BPM, while striking down ...

Credit Agricole aims to nudge up its shareholding in Banco BPM to just over 20%, solidifying its strategic position in the Italian lender that is currently a UniCredit takeover target.

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The European Commission said on Monday that special conditions set by Rome on Italian bank UniCredit's takeover bid for its smaller rival Banco BPM may be in breach of EU rules.

Rome’s use of the ‘Gold Power’ rule to impose conditions on the merger is controversial because the two companies are both Italian and there is no apparent threat to the national interest. View on eur ...

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