Banca Popolare di Milano

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Banca Popolare di Milano
Type Cooperative banking
Founded 1865
Headquarters Flag of Italy Milano, Italy
Key people Roberto Mazzotta, President
Fabrizio Viola, General Manager
Antonio Colli Contractual Political Manager
Industry Bank
Employees 8,378 (2005)
Subsidiaries Banca di Legnano, Cassa di Risparmio di Alessandria, Banca Akros
Slogan La tua voglia di fare abita qui
(Your wish to make lives here)
Website www.bpm.it


Banca Popolare di Milano (ISE: IT0000064482) is an italian cooperative bank founded in 1865 in Milan. Born as a local bank, it has grown considerably since the 1950s by buying interests in other banks such as Banca Popolare di Roma, la Banca Briantea, Banca Agricola Milanese, Banca Popolare Cooperativa Vogherese, Banca Popolare di Bologna e Ferrara, Banca Popolare di Apricena, Ina Banca, Cassa di Risparmio di Alessandria and Banca di Legnano.

It employs about 8,000 people in 702 branches and it has about 1,4 millions of customers[1]. The bank works basically in the northern and central regions of Italy, with a strong presence in Lombardia and Lazio, but also in Puglia.

The bank's market capitalisation is 5 billions of euro[2] at February 2007, making Banca Popolare di Milano the 10th largest financial group by market value in Italy.

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  1. ^ 8,378 employees, 702 branches and 1,430,100 customers, source: "Bilancio sociale del gruppo Bipiemme" ("Social Balance of Bipiemme Group") 2005
  2. ^ Source: Borsa Valori (Italian Stock Exchange) [1] in February 16, 2007


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