Italy’s De Nora delivers on IPO, but prices at bottom of range
Industrie De Nora (IPO-DENR.MI) will become the first company to debut on Italy’s main market since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine derailed new listings, though it priced its share sale at the bottom of an indicative range.
Analysis: Italian banks’ government debt risks: real or just deja-vu?
A plunge in shares in Italian banks, sparked by rising government bond yields, has reawakened memories of the 2011-12 debt crisis and rekindled concerns over lenders’ vulnerability to sovereign risks.
Monte dei Paschi names veteran UniCredit executive as CFO
Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI) has named veteran UniCredit (CRDI.MI) executive Andrea Maffezzoni as its new chief financial officer as it prepares to present a new strategic plan next week, the state-controlled bank said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: UniCredit widens search for buyers to sell out of Russia
Italian bank UniCredit (CRDI.MI) has widened its search for a buyer for its Russian business beyond local investors, as it steps up efforts to leave the country, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Exclusive: UniCredit widens search for buyers to sell out of Russia
Italian bank UniCredit (CRDI.MI) has widened its search for a buyer for its Russian business beyond local investors, as it steps up efforts to leave the country, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
Analysis: Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave
Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide to leave in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the stakes for multinationals trying to exit.
SocGen quits Russia with sale of Rosbank to oligarch Potanin
French bank Societe Generale said on Monday it would quit Russia with a deal to sell its stake in Rosbank to Interros Capital, a firm linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, the head of mining giant Norilsk Nickel
Italy expects to sell Monte dei Paschi after restructuring
Rome expects to return Monte dei Paschi di Siena (BMPS.MI) into private hands only after the bailed-out lender completes restructuring steps it is currently discussing with European Union authorities, Italy’s economy minister said on Monday.
UniCredit considers quitting Russia as markets watch for sovereign debt payment
UniCredit (CRDI.MI) is urgently reviewing its Russian business and could decide on a costly exit of the country after its invasion of Ukraine, the Italian bank’s CEO said on Tuesday, as markets watch for a payment on Russian sovereign debt.
Explainer: Europe’s banks fear payment system could be casualty of Russia-Ukraine crisis
Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Italy’s UniCredit has backed out of a potential acquisition in Russia and Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International has set aside risk provisions for possible sanctions on Russia.
