Banca Monte dei Paschi is seeking to buy two separate banks for a combined price of €34 billion ($40 billion) in a defensive move designed to ward off a takeover 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 anoth...
Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-21/what-s-next-following-paschi-s-high-stakes-move-video)