Banca Mediterranea

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Banca Mediterranea
Native name
Nuova Banca Mediterranea S.p.A.
FormerlyBanca Mediterranea
Company typesubsidiary of a coop company
IndustryFinancial services
Predecessor
Founded
  • 1992
  • 1 July 2000 (2000-07-01)
Defunct2004
Successor
Headquarters1 Via Nazario Sauro,
Potenza
,
Italy
Area served
Basilicata, Apulia and Campania regions
ServicesRetail banking
Owner Banca Popolare di Bari
Parent Banca Popolare di Bari

Nuova Banca Mediterranea S.p.A. was an Italian bank based in Potenza, Basilicata. The bank was absorbed by Banca Popolare di Bari in 2004.

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History

Banca Mediterranea

Banca Mediterranea S.p.A., based in Pescopagano, in the Province of Potenza, was found in 1992 by the merger of Banca Popolare Cooperativa di Pescopagano e Brindisi and Banca di Lucania. [1] At that time BP Pescopagano had about 40 branches and Banca di Lucania 30. [2] In 1994 Banca di Roma acquired 30% stake in the bank. [3]

The two banks at that time had a significant market share in Basilicata and Molise combined (Banca Mediterranea significantly in the Province of Potenza, Basilicata and Banca di Roma significantly in the Province of Campobasso, Molise). In the lending market (short term, year missing), Banca Mediterranea had a market share of 38.44% (Banca di Roma 2.16%) in Basilicata, comparing to competitors Cassa di Risparmio di Calabria e Lucania (16.07%) and Banco di Napoli (12.67%). [3] In 1994 Banca Mediterranea had 85 branches, 45 in Basilicata, 23 in Apulia, 16 in Campania and 1 in Molise. [3] The acquisition also caused a lengthy legal battle between the bank and the minority shareholders, which in 2014 quantified that the minority shareholders suffered a loss of €12 million. [4]

In 2000 Banca Mediterranea was absorbed into Banca di Roma (which owned 53.09% stake of Banca Mediterranea). [5] [6] At the same time Nuova Banca Mediterranea was formed on 1 July 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Banca di Roma.

Nuova Banca Mediterranea

Nuova Banca Mediterranea S.p.A. (known as Banca Mediterranea in short) was formed in 2000 in Potenza with 78 branches (out of 87 branches of old Banca Mediterranea).

At that time the bank had a market share of 10.69% in lending in Basilicata region. [7]

In 2001 the bank was sold to Nuova Finanziaria Mediterranea for €284 million, [6] a consortium of Banca Popolare di Bari (59.9%), Veneto Banca (25%) and Cattolica Assicurazioni (15.1%). [8] [9] [10] Veneto Banca later acquired 29 branches from Banca Mediterranea to form Banca Meridiana, as well as sold all the stake in Nuova Finanziaria Mediterranea in 2002. [11]

In 2004 Cattolica Assicurazioni sold the minority interests (20.12%) in Banca Mediterranea to BP Bari for €45,423,716. [12] [13] In the same year the bank was absorbed into the parent company BP Bari. [14]

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References

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See also

other banks from southern Italy with branches in Basilicata