Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna S.p.A. known as Carisbo, was an Italian
savings bank
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based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The bank was part of
Intesa Sanpaolo
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Group since 2007.
The former owner of the bank,
Fondazione Carisbo
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Fondazione Carisbo) is a philanthropic organization formed in 1991 by the separating of the bank into a private limited company and a banking foundation. The headquarter of the foundation was right opposit ...
, still held 2.023% shares of Intesa Sanpaolo as of 31 December 2013.
History
Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Carisbo) formally started on 26 September 1837 after the idea of forming a bank emerged 2 years before in Bologna, in the
Papal States
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, the bank ownership, charity and daily banking operation were separated into a banking foundation (Fondazione Carisbo
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Fondazione Carisbo) is a philanthropic organization formed in 1991 by the separating of the bank into a private limited company and a banking foundation. The headquarter of the foundation was right opposit ...
) and a limited company ( it, Carisbo società per azioni
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). Casse Emiliano Romagnole also became a sub-holding company of the bank, which was majority owned by the foundation. In the same year Carisbo acquired BIMER Banca (Banca dell'Emilia-Romagna per i Finanziamenti a Medio e Lungo Termine), which was a merger of Mediocredito Emilia-Romagna and Istituto Regionale di Credito Agrario per l'Emilia-Romagna It was absorbed into Carisbo in 1994.[ As at 31 December 1993, Carisbo also had a minority interests in Cassa di Risparmio di Mirandola.
In 1997 Carisbo acquired 47% shares of Banca Popolare dell'Adriatico, with CAER also acquired 5%.][ In 1997 Finemiro, a subsidiary of Carisbo, also transformed into Finemiro Banca.] In 1997 Carisbo also sold their shares on Banca di Romagna
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In 2000 CAER Group merged with Casse Venete Banca
Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto S.p.A., known as CR Veneto, was an Italian savings bank, headquartered in Padua, Veneto ( it, Padova). It was a subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo.
History
The bank was one of the oldest savings bank of Italy, which in 18 ...
to form Cardine Banca.
In 2002 Carisbo S.p.A. followed the group merged with Sanpaolo IMI
Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. was an Italian banking and insurance conglomerate, based in Turin. It employed about 44,000 people and had about 7 million customers.
On 24 August 2006 a merger with Banca Intesa was announced, which on 1 December 2006 was app ...
.[ In 2007 Carisbo SpA followed Sanpaolo IMI to become part of ]Intesa Sanpaolo
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Group, which owned 100% shares of the bank.[
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Sponsorship
Carisbo was the sponsor of Bologna Outdoor
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Results
Singles
Doubles
See also
* Bologna Indoor
The Bolog ...
, as well as Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna
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.
See also
*other saving banks from the provincial capital of Emilia region
** Cassa di Risparmio di Modena, a predecessor of UniCredit
** Cariparma - a short lived sister company (January to February 2007) based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole
** Cassa di Risparmio di Piacenza e Vigevano
Cassa di Risparmio di Piacenza e Vigevano was an Italian savings bank based in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, as well as a second office in Vigevano, Lombardy. Despite the bank ceased to be exist, the former owner of the bank still operated as a charit ...
, a predecessor of modern Cariparma
** Cassa di Risparmio di Reggio Emilia
Cassa di Risparmio di Reggio Emilia S.p.A. (Carire) was an Italian bank based in Reggio Emilia. The bank merged with Banca Popolare di Brescia in 1999.
According to Mediobanca, the bank was ranked 45th in terms of client deposits in 1998 (€1,90 ...
, a predecessor of UniCredit
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Banks established in 1837
Italian companies established in 1837
Banks disestablished in 2018
Italian companies disestablished in 2018
Defunct banks of Italy
Companies based in Bologna
Former Intesa Sanpaolo subsidiaries
Cardine Banca