(Finance) – Bper Banca He informs that today S&P Global Rings has confirmed the bank rating of the bank to “BBB-/A-3”, keeping the Outlook positive.
In case of finalization, it reads in a note, “the business combination is considered positive by the rating agency, in consideration of the strategic rational rational of Bper, geographical complementarity, business proposition and limited overlaps. Overall, the Business Combination will increase the scale and efficiency of the group, allowing its strengthened positioning in a market in which the growing digitalization and the need to increase the diversification of revenues will require significant and scale investments “.
S&P Global Ratings believes that “the impact on Bper’s capitalization, under current conditions, is manageable. The rating agency also believes that the acquisition of Banca Popolare di Sondrio will not impact significantly on the quality of Bper’s active ingredients In the years to come.