Private company

Sanpaolo IMI

Logo: Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct Italian banking and insurance conglomerate (1998–2007)

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 approved by the joint meetings of the shareholders of Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI.2 It was founded by Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino and Istituto Mobiliare Italiano.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • Industryfinancial sector1
  • HeadquartersTorino1
  • Founded inTorino1
  • Websitewww.sanpaoloimi.it
  • Legal formsocietà per azioni1

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Lato piazza San Carlo Torino
Photo: Franco56, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

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.2

Corporate structure

Sanpaolo IMI sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Sanpaolo IMI reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino and Istituto Mobiliare Italiano in 1998, in Turin.1

Sanpaolo IMI was formed by many mergers of banks, which in 1998 Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino merged with Istituto Mobiliare Italiano.

In 2002, the group absorbed Cardine Banca, a short-lived holding company that consisted of Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna, Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, Cassa di Risparmio di Venezia, Cassa di Risparmio di Udine e Pordenone, Cassa di Risparmio di Gorizia and Banca Popolare dell'Adriatico.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sanpaolo IMI, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Before the merger, the following banks were the subsidiaries of the group:

Banca dell'Adriatico

Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto

Cassa di Risparmio di Venezia

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Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna

Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì e della Romagna

Neos Finance

Banco di Napoli

Banca IMI

Friulcassa

From Wikipedia’s article on Sanpaolo IMI, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino1
  2. Succeeded Istituto Mobiliare Italiano1
  3. Succeeded by Gruppo Intesa Sanpaolo1

Timeline

  1. 2007Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1998Founded Founded in Torino1

Sources

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