Banca Monte dei Paschi is seeking to buy two separate banks for a combined value of €34 billion ($40 billion) as it seeks to prevent being bought by rival Intesa Sanpaolo. The Italian lender said it’s launching an all-share bid for Banco BPM valuing it at €25. 3 billion and another one for Banca...
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-21/monte-paschi-bids-34-billion-for-bpm-banca-generali-video)