Germany Halts Commerzbank Share Sales to Block Any UniCredit Bid
The German government won’t sell any more shares in Commerzbank AG for now, the strongest signal yet that Berlin is opposed ...
Germany to Keep Commerzbank Shares After UniCredit Takes Stake
The government said it won’t offload any additional shares in the bank following the sale to UniCredit for €702 million. The ...
Germany must oppose UniCredit takeover of Commerzbank, employees say
By Tom Sims and Christian Kraemer FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Commerzbank employees and a prominent labour union on Friday called on ...
Explainer-ECB's role in any UniCredit and Commerzbank combination
UniCredit, Italy's second-largest bank, has taken a 9% stake in Germany's Commerzbank and is seeking permission to ...
UniCredit has Germany's trust, won't go hostile on Commerzbank, CEO says
UniCredit was able to buy 4.5% of Commerzbank from the German state because the government trusts the Italian bank, its CEO ...
German union appeals to Berlin to prevent Commerzbank sale to UniCredit
A German bank staff union on Thursday called on Berlin to prevent UniCredit from buying Commerzbank , warning of massive job ...
Exclusive-Commerzbank Poised to Put CFO Orlopp in Charge of Talks With UniCredit, Sources Say
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Commerzbank is poised to put CFO Bettina Orlopp in charge of talks with UniCredit when the German bank's ...
UniCredit May Repeat Germany Cost Cuts at Commerzbank, KBW Says
UniCredit SpA has demonstrated at its existing German unit that it can cut costs in the country, which bodes well for its ...
Commerzbank CEO Says He Will Study UniCredit’s Strategy Ideas
Commerzbank AG Chief Executive Officer Manfred Knof said he’ll study any proposals coming from UniCredit AG after the Italian ...
German Govt Won't Sell More Commerzbank Shares 'For Time Being'
The German government said Friday it had decided not to sell off any more of its Commerzbank shares "for the time being", after Italy's UniCredit unexpectedly built up a nine-percent stake in the ...
Commerzbank Boss Cool On UniCredit Approach
UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel openly acknowledged Monday that he was in favour of a merger with Commerzbank, days after the Italian lender unexpectedly acquired a nine-percent stake in Germany's ...
UniCredit to Seek ECB Approval to Potentially Buy up to 30% of Commerzbank, Sources Say
MILAN (Reuters) - UniCredit will seek ECB clearance to potentially buy up to 30% of Commerzbank, three people close to the matter said, in order to have the "flexibility" the Italian bank's CEO Andrea ...