Due to
Legge Amato, all saving bank () of Italy had to transform into a company limited by shares and a banking foundation.
The foundation of Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Fondazione Carisbo), formed
Casse Emiliano Romagnole (CAER) as their sub-holding company for their
own bank (81.08%), as well as participated in the ownership of the saving bank of
Carpi (20%),
Cento (20%),
Faenza (1.51% + 29.96% through Carisbo),
Imola (20%),
Lugo and
Piacenza e Vigevano. CR Lugo was merged with
Banca Monte Lugo to form
Cassa di Risparmio e Banca del Monte Lugo in August 1992 (which CAER owned 1.32% + 37.4% through Carisbo). Its owner,
Fondazione Banca Monte Lugo, was invited to become a shareholders of CAER. In 1993 CR Piacenza was merged with
CR Parma to form CR Parma e Piacenza, which its successor was withdrew from the bank group. Additionally, CAER through Carisbo, hold a minority interests in
CR Mirandola,
CR Ferrara,
Credito Romagnolo,
Banco S.Geminiano e S.Prospero, and controlling interests in
BIMER Banca (ex-Mediocredito Emilia–Romagna) as at 31 December 1993. In 1994
Credito Romagnolo offered to the public to acquire all the shares of CAER by giving the new shares of Credito Romagnolo. However, the bid was not accepted. Credito Romagnolo became part of
Credito Italiano in 1995.
Alliance with Unipol Assicurazioni In 1995
Unipol Assicurazioni became the new minority shareholders, which acquired 3.64% shares from Fondazione Carisbo. In turn, CAER acquired 9.80% shares of Unipol's parent company,
Finsoe, as well as increased the ownership in
Banca dell'Economia Cooperativa (from 12% through Carisbo only in 1993 to 19.99% through direct and indirect ownership from 1995 to 1997). Moreover, through Carisbo's subsidiary Fincaer, the group acquired a minority interests in
UniSalute (9.9%),
Noricum Assicurazioni (34%) in 1995 In 1997, the minority interests of CR Cento (19.35%) and CR Imola (17.48%) were sold back to their bank foundation. The foundations also withdrew as a shareholders of CAER. Foundation Carisbo also acquired the shares from the foundations of Faenza, Lugo and Carpi as well CAER issues new shares to Unipol. After the deals CAER only owned by Foundation Caribso (91.56%), Foundation CR Carpi (1.37%), Foundation CRBM Lugo (0.46%) and Unipol (6.61%) in January 1998. In 1997 through Carisbo (47.08%) and direct ownership 5%,
Banca Popolare dell'Adriatico was acquired (52.08%), but Banca di Romagna was sold.
In the wake of merger In 1999 CAER issued new shares for the minority owners of Caribso, which the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of CAER. After the deal Foundation Carisbo owned 72.27% shares, Foundation CR Carpi owned 1.03%, Unipol owned 4.55% and the rest were owned by private citizens; Foundation CRBM Lugo also sold their shares. As at 31 December 1999, CAER was the direct holding company : • as subsidiary •
Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Carisbo) •
Banca Agricola di Gorizia •
Banca Popolare dell'Adriatico •
Finemiro Banca • CAER Leasing • CAER Servizi • CAER Ireland • Caerfid • CAER Suisse • minority ownership •
Cassa di Risparmio di Carpi (17.32%) •
Finsoe (9.82%) •
Unipol Banca (8.00%) •
La Compagnia Finanziaria (13.30%) •
Sanpaolo IMI (0.14%) •
Beni Stabili On 1 February 2000 CAER merged with
Casse Venete Banca to form
Cardine Banca. ==See also==