Advisers for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA and Banco BPM SpA are in talks over a possible merger that would include a cash component, according to people familiar with the matter, in a potential deal that would effectively thwart a €35 billion ($40 billion) takeover offer for Monte Paschi f...
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-27/paschi-banco-bpm-advisers-working-on-deal-with-cash-component)