UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel says he won't seek a supervisory board seat at Commerzbank. "We are an investor.
Commerzbank promotes CFO Bettina Orlopp to CEO as the German lender faces takeover advances by Italy's Unicredit. Chinese equities see an extended rally following the PBOC's decision to slash the medium-term lending rate as a part of a string of stimulus measures by the central bank.
UniCredit has taken the opportunity to floor the downside of its investment in Commerzbank and can just walk away if the conditions are not right for a deal, CEO Andrea Orcel said on Wednesday.
Commerzbank appointed Bettina Orlopp to replace departing CEO Manfred Knof, as it contends with a possible takeover approach from rival UniCredit. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports.
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Bettina Orlopp will take over as chief executive officer of Germany's Commerzbank in the near future, the bank announced on Tuesday.
UniCredit Chief Executive Andrea Orcel has succeeded in uniting Germany's political establishment in opposition to his stakebuilding in Commerzbank , the country's second largest lender.
Commerzbank's deputy chair voiced opposition on Tuesday to a takeover of the German bank by Italy's UniCredit ,
Stefan Wittmann, who is also a senior official at German trade union Verdi, told CNBC's Annette Weisbach that "we certainly hope we can avoid" a hostile takeover by the Italian bank. UniCredit believes substantial value can be unlocked within Commerzbank, Germany's second-largest lender, but it said that further action is required for that value to be "crystalized.
The potential takeover of Germany's Commerzbank by Italy's UniCredit has ignited a fierce political and economic debate, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz coming out firmly against the deal. As UniCredit raises its stake in Commerzbank from 9% to 21%, concerns over national sovereignty and economic independence have taken center stage.
UniCredit's attempt to participate in Commerzbank without consultation is an unfriendly act and is not appropriate in Europe and in Germany, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday.
Stefan Wittmann, a member of Commerzbank's supervisory board, on Monday condemned the buildup by UniCredit of its stake in German bank as a "completely inappropriate aggressive act".