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Intesa Sanpaolo launches bid for Italian rival UBI Banca

Intesa Sanpaolo is one of the top banking groups in Europe with a market capitalisation of €44.43bn

Intesa Sanpaolo has made a voluntary offer to acquire Unione di Banche Italiane, or UBI Banca, in a deal valued at €4.86bn ($5.27bn).

Under the proposed offer, UBI Banca shareholders will get 17 newly-issued shares of Intesa Sanpaolo for every 10 UBI Banca shares held, Intesa said in a statement.

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