Italy's Market Authority Mulls Pausing UniCredit's Banco BPM Bid
'We are reviewing' the matter, Consob Chairman Paolo Savona told reporters in Rome, answering questions on whether the regulator may further delay the deadline for the bid, newswire Radiocor reported. The offer period is currently set to end July 23.
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