BNP Paribas is shunning major cross-border acquisitions, ​opting instead for smaller ‌and less-complicated deals, said the French bank's Germany head, Lutz ​Diederichs.
UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel said ​on Wednesday there ‌was a "remote" possibility the Italian bank would improve the ​terms of its ​bid for Commerzbank based ⁠on the outcome of ​
The premier of the German state of Hesse on ​Tuesday called on Italy's UniCredit ‌to submit a concrete offer for the German lender Commerzbank and to clarify ​its objectives.
Commerzbank AG (CRZBY) Presents at European Financials Conference 2026 Transcript
Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp ​said on Tuesday that an ‌offer by Italy's UniCredit to buy its shares was at a very ​low price, underscoring the ​German lender's long-held reluctance about any
UniCredit made a low-ball unsolicited bid for Commerzbank on Monday to pressure it into merger talks and unlock an 18-month stalemate over what would be one of the biggest European cross-border bankin
A hostile takeover of ​Commerzbank by Italy's ‌UniCredit would be unacceptable, said a German ​finance ministry spokesperson.
Commerzbank ​said on ‌Monday that ​UniCredit's ​offer to increase ⁠its ​stake in ​the German lender "has not ​been ​aligned" with its ‌management ⁠and that it ​was ​convinced
UniCredit made a €35 billion ($40 billion) bid for Commerzbank that will allow it to increase its shareholding beyond 30%, easing the path for a potential future acquisition. Bloomberg's Tommaso E
Italy's UniCredit launched an offer to raise its Commerzbank stake above 30% on Monday, in a bid to end an 18-month stalemate and get its German rival to enter merger talks.
UniCredit has unveiled plans to increase its stake in Commerzbank above 30%. CEO Andrea Orcel said he does not expect the holding to increase significantly above this level, a key regulatory threshold
Italy's UniCredit said it plans to launch an offer to increase its stake in Commerzbank above the key 30% threshold, while stressing that it does not intend to pursue full control of the German lender

Unicredit makes takeover bid for Commerzbank

03:46am, Monday, 16'th Mar 2026
Unicredit is launching an offer for more than 30% of Commerzbank, in a fresh bid where the Italian lender says it has no expectation to achieve control of its German rival.
Italy's UniCredit said it is launching an offer to increase its stake in Commerzbank, but that it doesn't expect to achieve control of the German lender.
Italian bank UniCredit said on Monday it was ​launching an offer to own more than ‌30% of Commerzbank , crossing the mandatory takeover threshold existing under German law.
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