(COMBO) This combination of file photos made on December 21, 2024, shows the BNP Paribas bank logo (L) in Lille on June 24, 2014; and the Insurance and bank group Axa logo in Paris on January 19, 2011. BNP Paribas announced on December 21, 2024, the acquisition of Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) from insurer Axa, stating that "the price agreed for the acquisition and the establishment of the long-term partnership is 5.1 billion euros" at the closing of the transaction expected mid-2025. (Photo by PHILIPPE HUGUEN and Loic VENANCE / AFP) (Photo by PHILIPPE HUGUENLOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)