Italian lender UniCredit, which owns an 18% stake in Mediobanca, could be forced to reduce the size of its holding and step aside from strategic decisions at its domestic rival as a condition of its takeover of Rome-based bank Capitalia.
The Italian Antitrust Commission met yesterday to discuss UniCreditÂ's €Â22bn ($30bn) takeover of Capitalia and consider ways to address competition issues, according to national newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore.
