With M&A ramping up in Europe, Italy is leading the way with a dynamic financial sector, boasting seven active deals.

Banca CF+, an Italian bank controlled by U.S. investment fund Elliott Management Corp, said on Monday it was launching a takeover bid for Banca Sistema .

Banca Sella, an Italian banking group known for tech experiments, has begun an internal trial that lets a handful of ...

Italy's Banca Akros, the investment bank of Banco BPM , said on Tuesday that no large investors were shut out of the placement it handled in November of a 15% stake in Monte dei Paschi (MPS) on behalf ...

Sometimes a capital markets deal exposes the machinery of political power. The Italian government’s sale of Monte dei Paschi di Siena shares in November — which raised some €1.1bn — shows that while ...

When Banca Akros returned its follow-up call, UniCredit was told the book was closed, according to people familiar with the matter. Banca Akros said after first publication of this article that ...

Banca CF+, an Italian financial services firm controlled by Elliott Management Corp., is seeking to buy Banca Sistema SpA, ...

Orcel said UniCredit was doing all it could to meet terms set by Rome for the bid to go ahead, including exiting its ...

Banca Akros, the investment banking arm of Italy's Banco BPM, added that no large investors were shut out of the bidding process. The Financial Times reported that the European Commission was looking ...

UniCredit SpA Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel has been quizzed by Milan prosecutors as part of a probe into Italy’s sale of a stake of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, according to people ...

MILAN (Reuters) -Milan state prosecutors have heard testimony from UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel and a Mediobanca executive as they look into the government's sale of a 15% stake in Monte dei Paschi di ...