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Reuters
28-05-2025
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Italy economy minister says would quit if defied on UniCredit-BPM deal
ROME, May 28 (Reuters) - Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesday he would resign if he were overruled on "golden power" conditions the government has tied to UniCredit's ( opens new tab bid for smaller bank Banco BPM ( opens new tab. Giorgetti was speaking in the Senate after reports in Italian newspapers, citing government sources, suggested that changes in the conditions were possible, but were being resisted by the minister. He told senators that if there was any divergence on UniCredit-BPM between his position and that of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, he would quit immediately. "If there were the slightest misalignment (with Meloni) you wouldn't find a resignation threat, but the resignation itself. You don't announce your resignation, you do it," Giorgetti said. UniCredit's swoop on BPM, which derailed Rome's plans to combine BPM with state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena ( opens new tab, is part of a wave of proposed takeover bids rocking Italian banking. In order to clear the deal, Meloni's administration has given UniCredit nine months to cease its activities in Russia and asked it not to reduce BPM's loan-to-deposit ratio for five years. Giorgetti said the government was focused on monitoring compliance with the golden power conditions, and its response to issues raised by both Banco BPM and UniCredit would be fully coordinated between the Treasury and Meloni's office. UniCredit has appealed to an administrative court against the terms set by the government, and its CEO Andrea Orcel said on Tuesday it could let the offer lapse because it was no longer financially advantageous under the conditions imposed. Banco BPM also said it would appeal to an administrative court against a decision by Italian market regulator Consob to suspend the buyout offer for 30 days, to give UniCredit time to negotiate the golden power terms with the government. "They all go to court in this country and things get messy," Giorgetti said.
Reuters
23-05-2025
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UniCredit has appealed to court against Italy govt's terms on its Banco BPM bid, Repubblica says
ROME, May 23 (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit ( opens new tab has appealed to an administrative court against the "golden power" terms the Italian government has imposed regarding its bid for smaller peer Banco BPM, newspaper la Repubblica reported on Friday. The newspaper did not give its sources for the report, and also said the bank did not confirm the reported move.
