Technology
Bending Spoons’ Playbook: Buy Low—and Hold
Italy’s Bending Spoons is something new in private equity: no intentions of spinning off assets or selling them separately to the market.
Italy
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Commerzbank Rejects UniCredit’s Takeover Offer
Commerzbank AG’s board on Monday officially rejected UniCredit Bank SpA’s nearly €39 billion ($45.4 billion) acquisition offer. In a 137-page...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Three Bankers Lead Pack to Replace Lagarde at ECB
ECB succession race heats up as Christine Lagarde’s early exit speculation boosts three leading central bankers.
Banking
Mediobanca CEO Steps Down After Acquisition
Following the surprising success of Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s (MPS’) takeover of Mediobanca, Italy’s leading investment bank, Mediobanca CEO Alberto Nagel announced his resignation last month after 17 years at the helm, ending one of the longest runs for a European banking chief.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Giovanni Ferrero Scoops Up WK Kellogg
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and Giovanni Ferrero knows it.
Banking
Italy Is Awash With M&As
With M&A ramping up in Europe, Italy is leading the way with a dynamic financial sector, boasting seven active deals.
Banking
Germany Approves UniCredit Stake In Commerzbank
Last month, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office approved Italy’s second-largest lender’s plan to purchase a major stake in state-backed Commerzbank.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Investors Swarm Italy’s Football Clubs And Stadiums
Serie A, B, and C teams are all in play as private equity firms join the “mad rush” to buy...
Italy
Includes historical data for Italy’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade, banking...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Corner: Prysmian’s Facchini Appreciates Investor Insights
Pier Francesco Facchini has served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Prysmian since 2007. Prysmian is a company specializing...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Corner: Massimo Ferrari, Webuild
Massimo Ferrari is General Manager and Group Chief Financial Officer at Webuild, an infrastructure group since 1906 that went through...
Banking
Unicredit Teams Up With Greece’s Alpha Bank
At the end of October, Italy’s UniCredit announced a two-part deal with Greek bank Alpha under which it will merge...