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Bidding war erupts for world’s oldest bank as Italy’s Intesa gatecrashes BPM offer
Intesa on Monday announced an unsolicited offer of $35.3 billion, hoping to usurp its rival and create Europe's second-biggest bank by market capitalization.
What happened
According to CNBC’s source item, Bidding war erupts for world’s oldest bank as Italy’s Intesa gatecrashes BPM offer, Intesa on Monday announced an unsolicited offer of $35.3 billion, hoping to usurp its rival and create Europe’s second-biggest bank by market capitalization.
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- Bidding war erupts for world’s oldest bank as Italy’s Intesa gatecrashes BPM offerCNBC - 2026-06-08T08:38:16+00:00
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