ABN Amro is understood to be preparing legal action against Banca Popolare di Lodi which has been increasing its stake in Banca Antonveneta, an Italian bank the Dutch want to buy for €6.3bn ($8.2bn).
Consob, the Italian regulator, said today that Lodi had upped its stake in Antonveneta again this time to over 14% making it the largest shareholder. ABN holds 12.7%