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Talks between the Italian government and UniCredit SpA over the sale of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA collapsed, potentially dealing a blow to Prime Minister Mario Draghi's efforts to end the 500-year-old lender s long-running troubles.
The Treasury and UniCredit ended talks as they weren t able to find a satisfactory agreement satisfying both parties, people with knowledge of the matter said. A public announcement may be made as soon as Sunday, they said, asking not to be named because the matter is not yet formal yet.
Negotiations have been hampered in recent days by differences over how much the Italian Treasury would contribute to a deal and over what Monte Paschi units will be included.
A spokesperson for UniCredit declined to comment. A spokesman for Treasury declined to comment.
UniCredit Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel and Draghi's government had been haggling for months of the terms of a complex deal that involved breaking up Monte Paschi and the state taking a stake in the Milan-based lender. With the two sides unable to come to terms, uncertainty remains for the 21,000 employees of the historic Siena-based bank.
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