the person said, asking not to be named discussing private information. Representatives for Mediobanca and Monte Paschi declined to comment.

(Bloomberg) -- Italian lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA is exploring a potential deal for Mediobanca SpA, people with knowledge of the matter said. Monte Paschi is considering a move to ...

Monte Paschi is offering 23 new shares of Monte Paschi for every 10 in Mediobanca, according to a press release on Friday that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg report. That values the bank at €15. ...

Monte Paschi, Italy's oldest bank, has a market capitalization of about 9 billion euros, while Mediobanca’s market value is about 12.7 billion euros. Under the terms of the offer, Mediobanca ...

ROME (AP) — Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena announced Friday it was launching a 13.3 billion euro ($13.9 billion) takeover bid for larger peer Mediobanca in a surprise move that could ...