Generali closes the takeover bid on Cattolica: the non-life market in Italy becomes a business between Trieste and Bologna

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The Generali takeover bid for Cattolica Ass raised 138,842,677 shares, 79.6% of the shares covered by the offer: taking into account those already held, it will reach 84.475% of the share capital of the Veronese company. These are the definitive numbers of the operation launched by Leone, released from Trieste this morning and commented by the CEO Philippe Donnet, according to whom «the success of this operation consolidates Generali’s leadership in the Italian insurance market and its positioning among the main insurance groups. ..