But recently, Italian lender UniCredit revealed that it had built up a stake in Germany’s Commerzbank, prompting discussions of a possible tie-up. EU policymakers and politicians believe cross-border ...

Germany cranked up its opposition on Wednesday to UniCredit's raid on Commerzbank at the same time as a big investor in the ...

Italy's UniCredit defied Germany's defence of Commerzbank by using derivative contracts on Monday to raise its potential ...

Germany's Commerzbank says its role as a key lender to the swathe of "Mittelstand" midsize companies that drive Europe's top ...

Italy’s UniCredit appears to have caught German authorities off guard with a potential multibillion euro merger of ...

Shares of Commerzbank traded 3.1% lower on Monday after the government said that it would retain its 12% stake in the German ...

Andrea Orcel has to win two battles for UniCredit SpA to take over Germany’s Commerzbank AG. First, the Italian bank’s chief ...

UniCredit SpA spoke with German officials about building a stake in Commerzbank AG before Berlin began selling its shares in ...

The Italian lender moved to boost its Commerzbank stake above 20%, shrugging off German opposition to a possible takeover.

Commerzbank's new boss warned in a newspaper interview published Monday that a tie-up with Italian lender UniCredit would be "extremely difficult", cause the German bank to lose customers and harm its ...

Germany’s chancellor decried “unfriendly attacks” on banks after UniCredit moved to raise its stake in the lender.

UniCredit's move comes after Germany's finance agency on Friday said it would not sell any more Commerzbank shares for now, with the bank's strategy "geared towards independence." Germany still ...