M&A Monday: Intesa's €31 Billion Bid for Paschi & Tate & Lyle Takeover | The Opening Trade 6/8/2026
Intesa Sanpaolo offered to buy Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena for €30.6 billion in a move that’s set to spur a new phase of
Intesa Sanpaolo offered to buy Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena for €30.6 billion in a move that’s set to spur a new phase of dealmaking in Italian finance. It comes a day after Banco BPM pitched a merger of equals with Monte Paschi that would result in a combined entity worth close to €50 billion. US food company Ingredion agreed to buy Tate & Lyle for £2.7 billion, in a move that marks the end of the UK company’s near-century on the London Stock Exchange.
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