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 ...

Germany won’t sell any more shares in Commerzbank AG, a move that demonstrates the depth of opposition in Berlin to any takeover by Italian rival UniCredit SpA.

Government signals no plans for further share sales amidst UniCredit's surprising move, with Commerzbank focused on staying ...

Germany will not sell any more shares in Commerzbank (ETR: CBKG) for the time being and the bank's strategy is "geared tow ...

The German government’s decision to offload about a quarter of its holding in Commerzbank AG is driving another wedge into ...

Italy’s UniCredit has taken a 9% stake in Germany’s Commerzbank, setting the stage for a pathbreaking cross-border takeover.

UniCredit’s raid to buy 9% of Commerzbank gives Deutsche three choices — all unattractive. But one is clearly less bad than ...

For decades, Andrea Orcel was the 'rainmaker' who CEOs turned to for advice on the big deals that reshaped the banking landscape.

The CEO of Italian lender UniCredit ruled out a takeover bid for Germany's Commerzbank in an interview published Thursday, but confirmed he was seeking central bank permission to increase its stake to ...

Andrea Orcel, UniCredit's CEO, aims to break European political resistance to cross-border mergers through a bold stake in Commerzbank. Orcel's efforts may face obstacles from national politics and ...

UniCredit was able to buy 4.5% of Commerzbank from the German state because the government trusts the Italian bank, its CEO ...

Analysts have welcomed the move by UniCredit, particularly because a tie-up between the two banks might spur more M&A activity in Europe’s banking sector.