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Law360 quotes Ashwin Pillay on UniCredit's €10bn offer for Italian rival Banco BPM

Italian lender Banco BPM SpA this week rejected a €10 billion ($10.5 billion) offer from its domestic rival UniCredit SpA, a move that would create the country's biggest bank, stating that the bid fails to reflect its profitability and prospects.

Banco said its good recent financial performance has been widely acknowledged and that the proposed deal undervalued this. "The market has recognized Banco's strong ability to execute, outperforming the announced plan targets," the firm said, adding that its competitive positioning means it now ranks among "players with the best growth prospects in the current market."

Ashwin Pillay, Senior Associate in our Corporate team, comments on the development in an article by Law360. Ashwin argues that the situation highlights the dynamics in Europe's banking sector, where mergers and acquisitions are increasingly seen as a strategy for resilience, operational efficiency and cost reduction. He comments:

"With banks facing challenges such as low interest rates, regulatory pressures and increasing demand for fintech solutions, mergers and acquisitions are becoming a more likely strategy to bolster balance sheets and cut costs, with an uptick in M&A activity potentially resulting in a more concentrated sector with fewer, larger institutions dominating the market."

Read the full article in Law360 here (subscription required).

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