Business · Companies · 9 hrs ago
MCC opens exclusive talks to sell BdM Banca and Orvieto savings bank
Mediocredito Centrale has chosen buyers to negotiate with over the possible sale of two banks it owns.
It will hold exclusive talks with Credem for BdM Banca and with Banco di Desio e della Brianza for Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto.
Mediocredito Centrale controls BdM Banca, formerly known as Popolare di Bari.
The decision follows a competitive process in which several banking operators submitted offers.
A local bid from Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata and Iccrea was excluded from the negotiations.
The sales are not yet complete: the talks will cover their main terms and conditions.
Mediocredito Centrale has granted exclusive talks over the potential sale of its stakes in BdM Banca and Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto.
MCC will negotiate with Credito Emiliano over BdM Banca.
It will negotiate with Banco di Desio e della Brianza over Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto.
The decision followed an assessment of offers from prominent banking operators.
An option proposed by Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata and Iccrea was excluded.
- Who
- Mediocredito Centrale, Credito Emiliano, and Banco di Desio e della Brianza.
- What
- MCC granted a short period of exclusivity to negotiate the potential sale of its stakes in BdM Banca and Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto.
- When
- 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Italy. The sources do not specify a more precise location.
- Why
- MCC assessed offers received from prominent banking operators in a competitive process.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
MCC assessed offers from prominent banking operators in a competitive process.
MCC decided to grant exclusive talks to Credito Emiliano for BdM Banca and Banco di Desio e della Brianza for Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto.
- BdM Banca
- Exclusive talks with Credito Emiliano
- Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto
- Exclusive talks with Banco di Desio e della Brianza
- Decision date
- 13 October 2026
- Excluded option
- Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata and Iccrea
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What people are saying
After a careful assessment of the offers received from prominent banking operators in a competitive process, the Board of Directors resolved to grant a short period of exclusivity to negotiate the main terms and conditions of the potential sale of the stakes held in BdM Banca and Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto (“Cro”).