Italian investment bank Mediobanca $MB.MI has launched a bold counteroffensive in its ongoing battle for independence, unveiling a €6.3 billion ($7.15 billion) offer to acquire asset manager Banca Generali $BGN.MI. This move, financed through Mediobanca’s strategic stake in insurer Assicurazioni Generali $G.MI, intensifies a long-running power struggle among some of Italy’s most influential corporate players.