UniCredit SpA
Santander shares jump 7% after lender announces record quarterly profit, 10-billion-euro buyback
Shares of Banco Santander jumped after Spain’s largest lender reported record profit in the fourth quarter and announced plans for 10 billion euros ($10.4 billion) in share buybacks from 2025 and 2026 earnings and anticipated excess capital. The bank’s net profit picked up by 11% year-on-year to 3.265 billion euros in the fourth quarter and […]
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Commerzbank posts 20% hike in annual profit and launches new share buyback as it wards off UniCredit
Key Points Commerzbank bank said it achieved a 20% increase in net profit to 2.68 billion euros ($2.78 billion) in 2024. This compares with a $2.47 billion net profit forecast for the period, according to a consensus estimate cited by Reuters. The group will deliver its annual strategy update and outlook on Feb. 13. “We […]
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Deutsche Bank posts steeper-than-expected Q4 profit fall and scraps cost target
In this article .BBKA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Deutsche Bank offices in the City of London on July 2, 2024, in London, U.K. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected profit that fell sharply in the last three months of 2024, as legal […]
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Italy’s Mediobanca rejects Monte dei Paschi’s ‘destructive’ 13-billion-euro takeover bid
Key Points Tuscany’s bailed-out Monte dei Paschi unexpectedly launched a 13-billion-euro all-share takeover proposal for Mediobanca. Monte dei Paschi, which required state rescue in 2017 after years of battering losses, has long been the poster child of trouble in the Italian banking sector. Monte dei Paschi’s investors include Mediobanca shareholders such as business tycoon Francesco […]
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Monte dei Paschi shares fall 6% after lender launches surprise 13-billion-euro bid for Mediobanca
Key Points Offering 23 of its shares for 10 of its acquisition target, Monte dei Paschi values Mediobanca’s stock at roughly €15.992 each, a 5% premium to the close price of Jan. 23. Monte dei Paschi, the world’s oldest bank, required a state rescue in 2017 after years of crippling losses, but has turned the […]
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Europe bank bosses yearn for M&A as U.S. dealmaking expected to take off
The Euro sculpture near the Commerzbank AG headquarters, in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Commerzbank is taking the precautionary move ahead of its engagement with UniCredit SpA, according to people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images European banking leaders are […]
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UniCredit’s Orcel could still sweeten his bid and take on a double M&A offensive
Andrea Orcel, chief executive officer of Unicredit, in London, UK, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Divided between two takeover courtships, UniCredit’s Andrea Orcel still has room to sweeten his bid for Italy’s Banco BPM, analysts say, while political turmoil stalls a deal with Germany’s Commerzbank. Once a key architect […]
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Banco BPM says UniCredit’s ‘unusual’ $10.5 billion takeover offer does not reflect its profitability
A Banco BPM SpA bank branch in Milan, Italy, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Italian lender Banco BPM on Tuesday said the unexpected takeover offer by domestic rival UniCredit does not reflect its profitability. The 10 billion-euro ($10.52 billion) bid presented by UniCredit on Monday was not previously agreed […]
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Europe markets open lower as global rally stutters; investors digest Trump tariff implications
European stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors assess the global implications of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to hike tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. The regional Stoxx 600 was down 0.61% at 8:10 a.m. London time as all sectors bar telecoms retreated. Autos led losses, down 2.1%. The index had ended in the green for a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors really like Trump’s Treasury secretary pick
Scott Bessent, founder and chief executive officer of Key Square Group LP, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 7, 2024. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need […]
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