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Doomed UniCredit-BPM bid raises questions about government role in EU mergers

By Jean Comte ( July 24, 2025, 12:43 GMT | Comment) -- UniCredit’s withdrawal of its bid for rival Banco BPM due to the Italian “golden power” rules is raising important questions for the EU about how much sway European governments should have over dealmaking in sectors they consider to be strategic. While the European Commission faces more cases of government merger intervention, it remains to be seen how it will tackle the matter now the urgency of dealing with the UniCredit-BPM merger has passed.Banking consolidation in Europe took another blow this week. Late on Tuesday evening, Italian bank UniCredit withdrew its 15 billion euro ($17.6 billion) bid for smaller domestic rival Banco BPM, despite months of legal work to get it over the line (see here)....

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