Europe’s economic competitiveness remains blunted by the lack of strong, pan-European lenders. It is a compelling pitch, and ...
True to his reputation as a consummate dealmaker, Unicredit CEO Andrea Orcel is orchestrating one of the largest cross-border ...
The career of Andrea Orcel vividly encapsulates the recent history of European banking. At Merrill Lynch, now part of Bank of America, Mr Orcel advised on deals that formed part of the wave of ...
Cost cuts at Commerzbank if UniCredit were to buy its German rival would mostly affect its head office not its branch network ...
Bettina Orlopp has recently taken the helm at Commerzbank. In her first interview as CEO, she cautioned against a potential ...
Which advisors would UniCredit chief Andrea Orcel want in his corner if he were to launch a hostile takeover bid?
FRANKFURT: Commerzbank and UniCredit did not discuss a merger at a recent meeting, the German lender’s CEO Bettina Orlopp ...
As the English expression goes, the cat has just been thrown amongst the pigeons. The cat in this case is Andrea Orcel (Andrea to his friends and enemies), UniCredit’s calculating chief executive. The ...
Europe's financial institutions have recovered less well from the global financial crisis than their U.S.-based competitors.