Two shareholders in Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), with a combined stake of 9%, will back a share issue proposed by the bank to fund its hostile bid for rival Mediobanca. Banco BPM, which ...

Luigi Lovaglio, CEO of Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, sits with CNBC's Silvia Amaro to discuss its takeover bid for Mediobanca, the need for consolidation in the European banking landscape, ...