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Monte dei Paschi launches twin takeover bids for Banca Generali and Banco BPM

Financial Times · 21 August 2026 at 08:17

Monte dei Paschi launches twin takeover bids for Banca Generali and Banco BPM

Plan would create an Italian banking giant valued at about €70bn

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