BAMIBanco BPM S.p.A.

Banco BPM's share price has delivered very large gains over the past five years. However, current valuation checks and an intrinsic value estimate that sits close to the market price suggest the stock may no longer be an obvious bargain after the latest move and the fresh takeover interest from Monte dei Paschi. Over five years, Banco BPM has returned about 8x, which puts the recent share price near a very different starting point than long term holders remember. The proposed all share offer...

The world’s oldest bank is trying to fend off Intesa by launching a €34 billion all-share bid for Banco BPM and Banca Generali.

The offer for Banco BPM values the lender at €25.3bn, while the bid for Banca Generali values it at €8.7bn.

Monte dei Paschi clears €34 billion twin bid for Banco BPM and Banca Generali to fend off Intesa Sanpaolo, creating a stronger, bigger €80 billion Italian bank.View on euronews

The all-share bids for Banco BPM and Banca Generali comes as Monte dei Paschi fights off a takeover offer from Intesa Sanpaolo.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena said it is launching all-share bids for Italian peers Banco BPM and Banca Generali with a total value of $39.73 billion.

Banca Monte dei Paschi is seeking to buy two separate banks for a combined value of 34 billion ($40 billion) as it seeks to prevent being bought by rival Intesa Sanpaolo. The Italian lender said it's launching an all-share bid for Banco BPM valuing it at 25.3 billion and another one for Banca Generali valuing it 8.7 billion, according to a statement Friday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. Tommaso Ebhardt reports from Milan.

Investing.com -- Monte dei Paschi di Siena is preparing twin all-share takeover bids for Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI) and Banca Generali (BIT:BGN) as it seeks to block an unsolicited acquisition attempt by Intesa Sanpaolo, according to a report from the Financial Times. A majority of the board at the Tuscan lender has backed the plan, which aims to forge an enlarged financial group boasting a combined market capitalization of approximately €70 billion. Under the proposed structure, MPS would launch

CEO Luigi Lovaglio's plan aims to bolster MPS and fend off Intesa Sanpaolo's 30.5-billion-euro Opas. Approved with nine votes in favour and four abstentions.View on euronews

The Italian bank said that it is analyzing, together with advisors, its strategic options as rival Intesa Sanpaolo proceeds with a $35 billion takeover bid.

Net Fees and Commission: Slight increase in Q2; net fees and income from insurance reached 1.500 billion, up 3.2% year-over-year. The company raised its cumulative shareholder remuneration target from 6 billion to 7 billion over the plan horizon, including a proposed increase in interim dividend to 0.50 per share.