Commerzbank boss ready for 'constructive' talks with UniCredit

NAMPA / DPA

2026-07-31

Frankfurt (dpa) - Commerzbank chief executive Bettina Orlopp said she is ready to hold "constructive" talks with the firm's largest shareholder, Italy's UniCredit, as the Milan-based bank makes an aggressive bid to fully acquire its German rival. In an interview distributed internally to staff and seen by dpa, Orlopp acknowledged UniCredit's leadership position after it recently secured access to nearly half of Commerzbank's shares. "A constructi......

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