The bank was a listed company in Borsa Italiana (Milan Stock Exchange).
[1] Capitalia was formed on 1 July 2002 in a merger of Banca di Roma (and its subsidiary Banco di Sicilia and Mediocredito Centrale) and Bipop Carire (and its subsidiary Fineco).
[2] In the same year the bank sold 10 branches from Apulia, Campania and Molise regions to Banca Popolare di Puglia e Basilicata.
[citation needed] Capitalia in turn agreed to be taken over by UniCredit in May 2007, becoming part of the second-largest bank in the European Union by stock market value and the sixth-largest in the world.
[citation needed] In May 2007, plans were finalized for the buyout of Capitalia by its larger Italian rival, UniCredit.