Finance
Generali says deal with France's Natixis won't reduce tax bill in Italy
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
Global Banking & Finance Review®
Company
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
Generali's merger with Natixis won't cut Italian taxes, possibly increasing due to new corporate structure and dividend taxation.
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's biggest insurance group Generali said on Tuesday that its proposed asset management tie-up with France's Natixis would not lead to any reduction of its Italian tax bill.
Generali entered into a non-binding agreement with Natixis-owner BPCE to merge into a NewCo the operations of Generali Investments Holding (GIH) and Natixis Investment Managers, aiming to form Europe's largest asset manager by revenue.
On Tuesday, the Italian company said the deal would not result in any value transfer outside of Italy, nor to any reduction of taxes payable in the country.
It added it was "plausible" that its Italian tax burden would actually increase due to the creation of another level in the corporate chain in Italy, resulting in further taxation of dividends, and the increase in expected taxable dividends for Generali due to the creation of value generated by the NewCo.
Generali also said it was not its intention, and "nor are there any contractual provisions that could compel it to – reduce its stake or governance rights in (the) NewCo" to be formed with BPCE.
(Writing by Francesca Piscioneri, editing by Alvise Armellini)
The main topic is Generali's asset management deal with Natixis and its impact on Italian taxes.
No, Generali stated the deal will not reduce its Italian tax bill and may actually increase it.
The deal aims to form Europe's largest asset manager by revenue through a merger.
Explore more articles in the Finance category
