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Posted on May 27, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUniCredit offers concessions for EU approval of its Banco BPM acquisition. The EU Commission's decision is due by June 19, with potential for further investigation.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Italian bank UniCredit has offered concessions in an attempt to secure EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Banco BPM, according to an updated filing on the European Commission website.
UniCredit put in its offer on Monday, the filing showed, without providing details in line with the EU competition enforcer's policy.
The EU executive, which acts as the competition watchdog for the 27-country bloc, may seek feedback from rivals and customers before deciding whether to accept the concessions, demand more or open a full-scale investigation.
It is set to wrap up its preliminary review of the deal by June 19 or it may hand the deal over to a national antitrust agency to examine following a request from the unnamed agency.
Earlier on Tuesday, UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel said the bank will not complete the deal unless the Italian government changes the conditions it has set for it, which UniCredit has challenged in court.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Jan Harvey)
UniCredit has offered concessions to secure EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of Banco BPM, although specific details were not provided.
The EU is expected to wrap up its preliminary review of the deal by June 19, or it may refer the deal to a national antitrust agency.
UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel stated that the bank will not complete the deal unless the Italian government changes the conditions it has set, which UniCredit has challenged in court.
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