Anima, Banco BPM

UniCredit's takeover target Banco BPM ups investor rewards, price of Anima bid
Italy's Banco BPM on Wednesday upped targeted profits and payouts for investors through 2027 as it reported strong 2024 results, in an effort to fend off an unsolicited bid from bigger rival UniCredit.
Banco BPM Raises Takeover Offer for Asset Manager Anima
Banco BPM SpA raised its bid for asset manager Anima Holding SpA, indicating that the Italy’s third-largest bank is determined to win over investors as it seeks to defend from the takeover attempt of UniCredit SpA.
Banco BPM Raises Targets, Sweetens Bid for Anima
The lender lifted its offer for asset manager Anima as it outlined higher midterm targets and seeks to defend itself from an unsolicited UniCredit takeover approach.
UniCredit threatens to drop Banco BPM takeover offer if Anima bid cost rises
UniCredit offered to buy the second largest Italian bank Banco BPM for €10bn in late November last year. The acquisition was a counter offer by UniCredit after BPM's bid to buy Anima for €1bn - to boost its asset management fee income amid falling interest rates.
UniCredit says Banco BPM offer at risk if Anima bid cost rises
UniCredit reminded Banco BPM shareholders on Monday it could withdraw its buyout offer for their bank if BPM investors agreed to back a more costly bid for fund manager Anima Holding. BPM last week proposed to pay more for Anima Holding,
UniCredit threatens to walk away from Banco BPM deal
UniCredit has threatened to drop its bid for Banco BPM if the smaller bank’s shareholders vote next week to increase the price of an offer for asset manager Anima. “UniCredit reminds that [BPM] offer is conditional,
BPER Is Open to Starting Talks with Sondrio: Italy Bank Update
Bankers in Italy are meeting at the annual Assiom Forex conference in Turin to discuss the future of their industry, which ...
Banco BPM to Meet Investors in Paris, Milan: Italy Bank Update
Bankers in Italy are meeting at the annual Assiom Forex conference in Turin to discuss the future of their industry, which has been hit by a wave of consolidation, as lenders are seeking to deploy ...
New Italy bank M&A may yet be more than a sideshow
Another day, another chunky Italian bank merger. On the face of it, Thursday’s decision by $9 billion BPER to lob in a $4.5 billion all-share bid for domestic peer Banca Popolare di Sondrio (BPSO) ...
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Banco Bpm SpA (BAMI)
BofA Securities adjusted its stance on Banco BPM SpA (BAMI:IM) (OTC: BNCZF), downgrading the stock from Buy to Neutral. This revision came with an increase in the... Investing.com – Italy stocks ...
Italy's UniCredit guides 2025 revenue slowdown after fourth-quarter profit beat
Italy’s second-largest lender UniCredit on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter profit beat, raising shareholder returns amid ...
Pop Sondrio Says BPER Bid Not Agreed as Italy M&A Frenzy Prompts Unipol to Hasten Tie-Up
The latest unsolicited bid in Italian banking follows similar moves by UniCredit on Banco BPM and state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) on Mediobanca. Unsolicited bids are historically rare in ...