MILAN (S&P Global Ratings) July 30, 2021--S&P Global Ratings said today that UniCredit SpA's potential acquisition of a relevant portion of MPS' assets would help to consolidate its market position in Italy and enhance its earnings once the transaction is fully executed. We note that it would also increase its domestic concentration, however. On July 29, 2021, UniCredit announced that it had entered an agreement to begin exclusive discussions with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance to buy the vast majority of MPS' commercial operations and assets. The acquisition could include up to €80 billion of performing customer loans and €62 billion of assets under management. The exact details would follow the due diligence process, which the bank expects