Why Crédit Agricole Is Increasing Its Stake in Bpm Again (and What Changes in the Banking Merger Game)
The Credit Agricole group reportedly came close to the 30% threshold of the Piazza Meda institution by combining direct participation and derivatives. Between Mps, Intesa, Unicredit, and the government, here’s why the French move impacts the balance of Italian credit.
The very latest bids from Unipol on Bper and beyond
The move by the group led by Carlo Cimbri intertwines with Intesa Sanpaolo’s takeover bid on Mps and the project to create a new bancassurance hub. From Popolare di Sondrio to Siena, all of Unipol’s ambitions.
The news on Dagospia, Fs, Lega, Rcs, Unipol, and more
What is said and what is not said about Dagospia, Fs, Lega, Rcs, Unipol, and more. Press review highlights.
Is everyone crazy about Unipol’s Cimbri?
Why no one will ever praise Carlo Cimbri of Unipol enough, a man for all seasons capable of interpreting signals from the future like few others. The letter from Francis Walsingham
Why doesn’t the left celebrate Unipol, which together with Intesa Sanpaolo takes the banking chestnuts out of the fire for the government?
What is left unsaid and what is forgotten on the left about the Italian banking risk game between past, present, and future. And about the role of Unipol. Cundari’s italics taken from the newsletter La Linea
Cimbri boasts: reassures government and market on the Italian Intesa-Unipol-Mps axis
Unipol’s president, Carlo Cimbri, defends the project built with Intesa and Bper, speaks of protecting the savings of Italians, and expresses confidence that the operation will be viewed favorably by the authorities. And regarding Generali, he is blunt: “We don’t like messy gatherings.”
Mps, who wins and who loses with the Intesa-Unipol-Bper triad. Dagospia caught off guard…
Brief and cheeky considerations on the sidelines of the latest events involving Mps and Generali
All the moves of Intesa Sanpaolo on Mps and Generali explained by Messina
What the CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo, Carlo Messina, said while presenting the takeover bid on Mps. With an eye on Generali…
Why Unipol is a decisive card in Intesa Sanpaolo’s takeover bid for Mps
Unipol’s objective with Intesa Sanpaolo regarding Mps: to merge it with Bper, gain de facto control of the Emilian institution, and create the second largest Italian banking group by branches. Facts, figures, and insights.
Unipol, who and why at Unipol are contesting the remunerations of Cimbri and Laterza
At Unipol, the financial statements, dividend, and buyback are approved almost unanimously. The remuneration policy, however, receives 12.7% of votes against, confirming the concerns that a portion of the market continues to have regarding executive compensation and incentive mechanisms.
Anthropic’s real strategy (also with Generali, Unipol, Angelini, Bracco, Enel, and Pirelli)
I’ll explain how Anthropic is winning. Analysis by Alessandro Aresu











