Carimonte Banca was an Italian bank based in
Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
, Emilia–Romagna region. The bank was formed on 12 July 1991 (gazetted on 21 August) by the merger of
Banca del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna and
Cassa di Risparmio di Modena. On 31 December 1995 was merged with
Credito Romagnolo (a subsidiary of
Credito Italiano
''Credito Italiano'', often referred to by the shorthand Credit, was a significant Italian bank based in Milan. It was established in 1895, succeeding the ''Banca di Genova'' established in 1870 in Genoa. In 1998 it merged with Unicredito to form ...
) to form
Rolo Banca.
In 1995 the bank also acquired a minority interests in
Banca Popolare di Rieti.
History
The predecessor of the bank could be traced back to
Mount of Piety
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of Bologna, found 1473, which was merged with Mount of Piety of Ravenna (found 1492) to form
Banca del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna in 1966. In 1991 Carimonte Banca was formed by the merger of the Banca Monte and
Cassa di Risparmio di Modena (found 1846). The holding company of the bank was
Carimonte Holding, a joint venture of
Fondazione Carimodena and
Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna in 50–50 voting rights and 60–40 share capitals.
Sponsorship
The bank was a sponsor of
Modena Volley
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.
References
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Defunct banks of Italy
Credito Italiano Group
Banks established in 1991
Italian companies established in 1991
Banks disestablished in 1995
Italian companies disestablished in 1995
Companies based in Bologna
Mounts of piety