Организация: SanPaolo IMI SPA

As of December 28, 2006, SanPaolo IMI S.p.A. was acquired by Banca Intesa S.p.A. Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. provides a range of credit and financial products and services to its customers in Italy and internationally. It operates in banking, asset management, and capital markets activities, as well as various other banking-related services. The company’s banking operations include retail banking; corporate banking; mortgage lending; medium and long-term lending; investment banking, including advisory, structured finance, and merchant banking; asset management; and insurance. Sanpaolo IMI also involves in treasury and trading operations; participates in the Italian government bond market; and underwrites and trades in the Italian domestic equity market, as well as manages Eurobond issues and warrants. As of December 31, 2005, the company operated 3,172 branches in Italy, together with 117 branches and 19 representative offices abroad. The company was founded in 1931 and was headquartered in Turin, Italy.