UniCredit-Commerzbank merger: Andrea Orcel eyes control, board overhaul ‘within months’
UniCredit plans to call an extraordinary general meeting once it receives the remaining regulatory approvals needed to take control of Commerzbank...
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Remove Commerzbank leadership, asks UniCredit as Orcel meets German minister
Bettina Orlopp, the Commerzbank CEO, grabbed the headline for leading the months-long ownership battle over Germany's second-largest bank...
UniCredit-Commerzbank merger: German lender’s Chair calls for review of takeover rules
As per Jens Weidmann, UniCredit's approach raised questions because it had been able to obtain a majority despite making a financially unattractive offer...
Commerzbank to resume talks with UniCredit for pan-European deal, says CEO
While Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp had been opposing the tie-up, she conducted several – yet unsuccessful – talks with UniCredit recently...
Commerzbank lowers resistance, signals openness to UniCredit takeover talks
UniCredit has asked Commerzbank to start adopting the strategy the Italian bank has mapped out for its German counterpart in January 2026...