Anima CEO Sees Opportunity From Possible UniCredit M&A Move
- Asset manager sees a three-way merger as ‘best scenario’
- UniCredit moves could include Anima clients Banco BPM, Paschi
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Alessandro Melzi d’Eril, chief executive officer of Italian asset manager Anima Holding SpA, said a potential takeover by UniCredit SpA of rival lenders Banco BPM SpA and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA -- two of his main clients -- would offer the company an opportunity to expand its business.
“A three-way merger among two of our main partners and Italy’s second-biggest bank would be the best scenario for Anima, giving us enormous opportunities,” Melzi d’Eril said in an interview at his headquarters in Milan on Wednesday.