(Alliance News) : Intesa Sanpaolo Spa announced on Thursday that its IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division participated in European market financing transactions totaling over €170bn as Mandated Lead Arranger in 2025. This figure includes project finance deals exceeding €30bn, representing more than 20% of the European total. Furthermore, the division acted as Bookrunner for bond issuances totaling approximately €60bn.

Consequently, IMI CIB "confirms its position among the leading banks in the European market," according to the press release.

Mauro Micillo, head of the IMI CIB division, commented on these results during the 50th anniversary celebrations of Intesa's presence in Luxembourg: "The numerous transactions finalized in Europe and the significant results achieved in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 confirm our solidity and dynamism. Intesa Sanpaolo is increasingly strengthening its presence in the European market across Corporate Banking, structured finance, and capital markets, serving as a benchmark bank in sustainable finance."

"The expertise and relationships within the IMI CIB Division's International Network, particularly those of Intesa Sanpaolo Luxembourg, whose fiftieth anniversary we celebrate today, allow us to act as a protagonist in multiple international contexts, starting with Europe. We expect further growth in the region, driven by the momentum of EU-initiated investments in key sectors such as the climate transition, digital infrastructure, aerospace and defense, the Blue Economy, and healthcare," Micillo added.

In Europe, IMI has participated in numerous transactions with Corporate and Institutional clients across sectors ranging from infrastructure and energy transition to telecommunications, automotive, food & beverage, and financials.

Among these, in 2026, it has already served as joint bookrunner for a €1.3bn bond placement for Mercedes-Benz in Germany, joint global coordinator and joint bookrunner for a €2.1bn bond placement for Coca Cola HBC in Greece, and joint bookrunner for a €2.75bn green nuclear bond placement for EDF : Électricité de France in France.

Intesa Sanpaolo shares rose 0.3% to €5.61 per share.

By Chiara Bruschi, Alliance News reporter

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