The combined entity will have equal ownership, with each party holding 50% and sharing governance and control.

Italy's Generali and France's BPCE said on Tuesday they had taken the first step towards creating Europe's largest asset manager by revenue as the industry bets on size to protect profit margins. The

PRESS RELEASE BPCE and Generali to Create the Largest Asset Manager in Europe by revenues and a Major Player Worldwide Milan & Paris, 2125 – Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (“Generali”) and BPCE today announce that they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to create a joint venture between their respective asset management operations Generali Investments Holding (“GIH”)1 and Natixis Investment Managers (“Natixis IM”).

With €1.9tn in AUM, the joint venture would allow the pair to expand globally and speed up a push into private markets.

Generali and France's BPCE said on Tuesday they had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to combine their asset management operations aiming to create Europe's largest player by revenues.

Generali and BPCE have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint venture between their respective asset management

Italian insurer Generali and French insurer BPCE signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to combine their asset management operations, a first step towards creating Europe's largest player in the sector by revenue,

The board of Italy's top insurer Generali has approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that paves the way for an asset management deal with BPCE's Natixis Investment Managers to crate a European champion,

Natixis Investment Managers is set to merge with the asset management arm of Italian insurer Generali, creating the largest European asset manager by revenue.

French banking group BPCE and Italian insurance giant Generali have agreed to merge their asset management units, forming a European

Generali and Natixis (BPCE group) on Tuesday signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to create a European asset management giant that will have 1.9 billion euros in assets under management and 4.