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Commerzbank said it would enter talks ​with UniCredit to buy the German ‌bank, ending months of resistance to the unwanted Italian takeover offer.

reuters.com - 2026-07-24 05:14:21

UniCredit CEO, Andrea Orcel, discusses earnings, geopolitical uncertainty, and the lender's position in Commerzbank.

youtube.com - 2026-07-23 03:41:03

UniCredit now has de facto control of Commerzbank, having increased its stake to 48%. CEO Andrea Orcel said an acquisition could happen "potentially" in the fourth quarter

cnbc.com - 2026-07-23 03:11:56

UniCredit raised its profit targets for this year and beyond, though net profit for the second quarter was hurt by a one-off hit tied to its offer for Commerzbank.

wsj.com - 2026-07-23 01:57:00

Italy's second-biggest bank, UniCredit , ​on Thursday posted better than ‌expected first-half earnings and slightly improved its 2026 outlook, adding it expected its ​investment in Commerzbank would return ​15%.

reuters.com - 2026-07-23 01:24:31

The German government is ​not stopping the ‌merger or takeover of Commerzbank by ​UniCredit , but it ​does not approve of ⁠the way ​it is being done, ​Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday.

reuters.com - 2026-07-15 08:29:27

A German ‌bank labour ​union ​on Friday ⁠circulated ​a letter ​voicing stark criticism ​of ​UniCredit's move ‌to ⁠take over Commerzbank , ​saying "the ​potential ⁠for chaos ​is ​growing".

reuters.com - 2026-07-10 05:55:46

Commerzbank's workers ​council on ‌Thursday rebuffed UniCredit's advances, ​maintaining ​their resistance to a ⁠tie-up ​as the ​Italian bank nears control of ​the German ​competitor.

reuters.com - 2026-07-09 05:42:43

One of Europe's most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCredit secures its prize, after it disclosed it was nearing ​control of Germany's Commerzbank in its €45 billion ($51 billion) hostile deal.

reuters.com - 2026-07-08 12:23:59

Commerzbank said ​on Wednesday ‌that less than ​2% ​of institutional and retail ⁠investors ​had tendered ​their shares as part of ​UniCredit's ​offer.

reuters.com - 2026-07-08 05:05:41

UniCredit said it increased its voting rights in Commerzbank but fell short of securing a majority share of the German bank.

wsj.com - 2026-07-08 04:49:00

Italy's second-biggest ​bank UniCredit ‌has secured 17.6% ​of ​Commerzbank , data showed on ⁠Wednesday, ​after a ​fraught takeover offer ended earlier ​this ​month.

reuters.com - 2026-07-08 03:35:08

Commerzbank ​on Friday ‌published a ​letter ​to shareholders again ⁠asking ​them to ​reject UniCredit's to buy ​shares, ​maintaining its months-long ‌resistance ⁠to any deal ​as ​an ⁠offer period ​enters ​its ⁠final stretch.

reuters.com - 2026-06-26 06:37:12

Germany's ​Commerzbank said on Thursday ‌that institutional investors have tendered just somewhat more than ​1% of shares ​in UniCredit's takeover offer.

reuters.com - 2026-06-25 02:22:01

UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel said on Tuesday ​it was more likely than ‌initially anticipated that the European Central Bank would declare the Italian ​bank in control of ​Commerzbank , given the outcome of its ⁠takeover offer.

reuters.com - 2026-06-23 09:01:56

The Italian lender plans to reopen its offer to Commerzbank shareholders for another two weeks.

wsj.com - 2026-06-19 11:25:00

UniCredit said on Friday ​that investors had tendered Commerzbank ‌shares representing 12.51% of the German bank's capital under ​its takeover bid, a ​slight increase in its overall ⁠holding in an ongoing ​battle for ownership.

reuters.com - 2026-06-19 08:50:27

UniCredit's €40 billion buyout offer for Commerzbank concludes on Tuesday.

reuters.com - 2026-06-16 09:11:50

The government cited what it called an aggressive approach from UniCredit, rebuffing the Italian lender's multibillion-dollar bid for Commerzbank.

wsj.com - 2026-06-16 06:54:00

Shares in Germany's Commerzbank slipped ​below the price implied ‌by UniCredit's hostile buyout offer on Tuesday, after ​trading consistently above ​that level since the ⁠Italian bank launched ​its bid on May ​5.

reuters.com - 2026-06-16 04:25:46

Germany has ‌officially rejected UniCredit's offer to buy ​Commerzbank shares, ​the country's finance agency ⁠said on ​Tuesday, citing a low ​price and support for an independent Commerzbank.

reuters.com - 2026-06-16 02:47:19

Commerzbank CEO Bettina ​Orlopp said on ‌Monday that the bank was "taken ​aback" by ​UniCredit's allegation earlier ⁠in the ​day that it ​was misleading the public.

reuters.com - 2026-06-15 05:55:23

The Italian lender denied suggestions that the actual number of tendered shares was lower than stated due to borrowing mechanisms.

wsj.com - 2026-06-15 03:09:00

Italian bank ​UniCredit on Monday dismissed ‌as groundless suggestions by Commerzbank that the real take-up in its ​exchange offer to take over ​the German lender is lower ⁠than data show.

reuters.com - 2026-06-15 02:27:53

The Italian bank also holds financial contracts that give it exposure to an additional 16.4% stake in Commerzbank, according to a regulatory filing, with one week to go for the offer period.

wsj.com - 2026-06-10 01:51:00

UniCredit ​said ‌its voluntary public ​share ​offer for ⁠Commerzbank ​rose to ​10.91%, bringing its ​total ​holding in the ‌German ⁠lender to 37.68%, ​according ​to ⁠a regulatory ​filing ​on ⁠Tuesday.

reuters.com - 2026-06-09 12:24:40

Commerzbank said on Friday that ​shares equivalent to 7.85% of its capital have so far been tendered under UniCredit's €40 ‌billion takeover bid, as the two banks spar over the data's significance in their battle to win over investors.

reuters.com - 2026-06-05 11:51:57

Rising inflation pressures due to the ongoing war in Iran mean investors will have to wait a little longer for gold to break out of its current consolidation phase, according to Carsten Fritsch, commodity analyst at Commerzbank.

kitco.com - 2026-06-04 12:39:46

Commerzbank AG (CRZBY) Presents at Goldman Sachs 30th Annual European Financials Conference 2026 Transcript

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-04 12:21:54

Commerzbank ETR: CBK Chief Executive Bettina Orlopp said the German lender's updated “Momentum 2030” strategy is built on continued revenue growth, lower costs and efficiency gains from artificial intelligence, while reiterating that the bank sees UniCredit's current takeover offer as unattractive.

marketbeat.com - 2026-06-04 09:07:12

The move escalates a tussle between Commerzbank and its largest shareholder, with less than two weeks left for UniCredit's offer to buy the stake in the German bank it doesn't already own.

wsj.com - 2026-06-04 02:32:00

Commerzbank is in close ​contact with the ‌German regulator BaFin over UniCredit's recent disclosure ​over shares the ​Italian lender has said ⁠it has acquired, ​according to a notice ​to staff seen by Reuters.

reuters.com - 2026-06-03 11:40:36

The lender said Tuesday that shares representing around 7.6% of Commerzbank's share capital have been tendered as part of its roughly $28 billion takeover attempt.

wsj.com - 2026-06-02 11:58:00

UniCredit said ‌in a ​regulatory ​filing on ⁠Tuesday ​that ​investors had tendered ​Commerzbank ​shares representing 7.6% ‌of ⁠the German ​bank's ​capital ⁠under its ​takeover ​bid.

reuters.com - 2026-06-02 09:23:20

Italy's UniCredit ​has secured ‌commitments that ​will ​take its stake ⁠in ​Commerzbank well ​above 30%, Bloomberg News ​reported ​on Tuesday, citing ‌people ⁠familiar with the ​matter.

reuters.com - 2026-06-02 03:50:04

Dozens ​of Commerzbank employees on Wednesday ‌protested UniCredit's attempt to take over the German lender, maintaining a ​wall of fierce resistance ​to the cross-border deal.

reuters.com - 2026-05-20 02:57:08

UniCredit will ​not participate in Commerzbank's ‌annual general meeting on Wednesday, two people familiar with the ​matter told Reuters, opting ​for a passive role even ⁠as it battles ​for eventual control of the ​German lender.

reuters.com - 2026-05-19 04:51:54

The German bank said UniCredit's offer undervalues it, adding the suitor lacks a credible strategic plan and its proposal entails considerable risks.

wsj.com - 2026-05-18 07:21:00

Commerzbank on ​Monday formally rejected ‌an offer by Italy's UniCredit to buy the ​German lender, digging ​in its heels in its ⁠months-long resistance to ​the cross-border takeover ​attempt.

reuters.com - 2026-05-18 06:49:29

Commerzbank AG (CRZBY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-14 15:00:52

Commerzbank ETR: CBK opened 2026 with what CEO Bettina Orlopp called “a very good start to the year,” posting record quarterly profit and prompting the lender to raise its full-year guidance while outlining a more ambitious long-term plan under its “Momentum 2030” strategy.

marketbeat.com - 2026-05-08 16:10:31

The lender said it would raise its expectations for 2028, and set new targets in a plan for 2030, amid a takeover bid from UniCredit.

wsj.com - 2026-05-08 01:59:00

Commerzbank ‌on Friday ​upgraded ​a ⁠series ​of financial ​targets after ​Italy's ​UniCredit this week formally made a ‌lowball ⁠takeover bid for Germany's ​second-largest ​bank.

reuters.com - 2026-05-08 01:13:13

A senior Commerzbank official on Thursday rejected calls by UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel to resume merger ​talks, as a battle for ownership of the top ‌German bank intensifies.

reuters.com - 2026-05-07 00:36:26

As UniCredit prepares to take over Commerzbank, some members of Germany's government are examining a drastic step to fend off the unwanted Italian bidder by taking a bigger ​stake in a lender Berlin considers strategic, people involved in the matter said.

reuters.com - 2026-05-06 03:01:53

Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp said ​on Tuesday that it ‌was "unusual" that UniCredit's offer to buy the German bank ​did not carry ​a premium but that Commerzbank ⁠was always willing ​to talk.

reuters.com - 2026-05-05 12:41:59

UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel spoke to CNBC's Caroline Roth about Commerzbank strategy and focus on core markets in Germany and Poland. 🔗Read more: cnb.cx/4urCopB

youtube.com - 2026-05-05 04:20:21

UniCredit has turned its long pursuit of Commerzbank into a formal takeover fight. On Tuesday, the Italian lender said it had launched its €35 billion all-share offer for the German bank just one day after UniCredit shareholders approved the capital increase needed to back the deal.

invezz.com - 2026-05-05 03:40:00

UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel discusses the Italian lender's first-quarter earnings, its outlook for 2026, the impact of the macroeconomic environment, and the latest on its proposals for Commerzbank.

youtube.com - 2026-05-05 03:22:07

UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel told CNBC that he does not expect the lender to build a big enough stake in Commerzbank to gain full control. The Italian bank is making a takeover bid for German rival Commerzbank, despite pushback in Germany.

cnbc.com - 2026-05-05 03:16:38