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The 2026 Mediobanca integration plan triggered a governance fight over control of the merged group
Key takeaways
- MPS shows how a eurozone banking crisis can evolve from rescue and state aid into reprivatisation, consolidation and a new governance battle.
- Control of Mediobanca means the story now reaches beyond one rescued lender into the wider power map of Italian finance, including Generali.
- The remaining state exit and the integration fight will decide whether the turnaround ends in a stable private-sector group or another round of regulatory and political friction.
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