White & Case advises Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena on €16.5 billion acquisition of stake in Mediobanca

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) on its successful voluntary public tender and exchange offer for the ordinary shares of Mediobanca.

MPS has acquired approximately 86.3 percent of Mediobanca's share capital for a total consideration exceeding €16.5 billion in cash and shares. The transaction establishes a new leading player in the Italian banking sector, offering a broad and diversified range of products and services to households, businesses and local communities.

The White & Case team which advised on the transaction was led by partners Domenico Fanuele (Milan) and Michael Immordino (London & Milan) and included local partner Alessandro Picchi (Milan) and associate Francesco Abbadessa (Milan), who advised on corporate and Italian securities law matters, partner Alessandro Zappasodi (Milan) and associate Andrea Lamonica (Milan), who advised on financial regulatory aspects, partner Sabrina Borocci (Milan & Brussels) and counsel Francesca Moretti (Milan), who advised on antitrust matters, and counsel Tommaso Tosi (Milan) and associate Francesco Balestra (Milan), who advised on FDI aspects.

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