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€70bn is the combined entity scale Monte dei Paschi is targeting through two simultaneous takeover bids, the latest episode in Italy's extended financial services consolidation.
Both offers arrive in tandem, framing the goal as a single institution at that size built through parallel deals. Each bid carries its own regulatory clock and integration schedule.
Both need to clear for the €70bn combined target to materialize, which makes this a heavier operational lift than a single transaction of equivalent scale.
A move this size arriving as a paired play, with no confirmed close on either leg, warrants the skepticism that any unfinished deal deserves.
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