UniCredit CEO Approaches Commerzbank About Merger After Share Swoop, Source Says By John O'Donnell, Valentina Za and Tom Sims FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit's CEO approached Commerzbank ...

The Italian lender, UniCredit, is reportedly preparing to file an application with the European Central Bank (ECB), seeking approval to increase its stake in Germany's Commerzbank AG to as much as ...

Shares of Commerzbank, Germany's second-largest bank, surged 17% following news that the Italian lender UniCredit had acquired a 9% stake in the bank on Wednesday. The acquisition price was €13. ...

Commerzbank AG Chief Executive Officer Manfred Knof said he’ll study any proposals coming from UniCredit AG after the Italian lender bought a stake and said it wants to play an active role in ...

Decided against unsolicited bid and won't consider it Could just sell Commerzbank stake at a profit Believes UniCredit's approach was welcome UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel told Italian daily Il ...

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The German Finance Ministry is sticking to a plan to sell off its entire stake in Commerzbank AG despite UniCredit SpA’s move to buy all the shares offered last week, according to people ...

MILAN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - UniCredit's investment in German rival Commerzbank is consistent with an "excellent" geographic diversification strategy, the chief executive of Italy's top lender ...

The government said it won’t offload any additional shares in the bank following the sale to UniCredit for €702 million. The ...

(Bloomberg) -- The German government has started an internal probe into its Commerzbank AG share sale after the transaction allowed UniCredit SpA to swoop in and take a major stake in the lender.

The recent sale of Commerzbank shares to UniCredit has failed on both counts, offering a textbook example of how not to create price tension in a capital markets offering. The €700mn disposal of ...