The agreement signed by the two chief executives, Flavio Cattaneo and Lorenzo Mariani, aims to promote the sustainability and competitiveness of the national system

Enel and Leonardo sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen industrial cooperation

Signs of recovery in the private equity sector, with KKR’s profits soaring by 29 per cent

Banque Verte is proposing a ‘friendly’ merger between its Italian subsidiary and Piazza Meda, which would remain listed on the Milan Stock Exchange with Giuseppe Castagna at the helm

Banco BPM soars on the French bid, but brokers see Golden Power as a wild card in the merger

The French are offering a premium based on the 2027 price-to-earnings ratio (excluding a takeover bid), along with a special dividend to raise their stake to 45 per cent, but there is the issue of a ‘whitewash’ and the matter of ‘Golden Power’

BancoBpm: Crédit Agricole proposes a friendly merger in Italia – a dividend of one billion for shareholders and a 20 per cent premium

UniCredit: profit up 24 per cent, with the target rising to 11.5 billion in 2026. Orcel, following the Agricole-BPM deal: ‘In Italia, only organic growth now’

Intesa-MPS: Consob gives the go-ahead for the prospectus; the offer is set to begin on 24 November

Profit for the third quarter stood at 543 million. CEO Lovaglio said: “We respect the shareholders’ decision; the course is changing, but we are not losing our way.” The 2026 guidance for pre-tax profit has risen from 3.6 to 3.7 billion

MPS: profit rises to 1.65 billion (+21.5 per cent). Lovaglio on the Intesa OPAS: “We respect our shareholders; we are changing course”

Revenue is approaching 3 billion. The investment banking arm performed well, handling 41 transactions. S&P is keeping an eye on Intesa and reserves the right to raise its rating

Mediobanca reports profits of 1.1 billion in the first nine months

BPM posts record profit of over 1.5 billion. Dividend revised upwards to ‘over 1 euro’

Adjusted EBITDA rose by 8 per cent to 665.4 million. Guidance has been confirmed. CEO Guglielmo Angelozzi confirms that the closing for the acquisition of Cirsa will take place by the second quarter of 2027

Lottomatica surges on the stock market, with revenue jumping to 1.72 billion thanks to online gaming

Quotes and performance of Italian companies on the stock exchange