Freshfields Italy bags Italian banks’ tie-up
The Italian arm of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has scored a lead role on Italy’s banking mega-merger, advising San Paolo IMI on its ?64bn (£43.15bn) tie-up with Banca Intesa. The merger comes after Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi transferred his antitrust veto to the Italian competition authorities in June, finally opening the door to consolidation […]