Unicredit: Regierungsvertreter wohl offen für Verkauf der Commerzbank-Anteile des Bundes
Bisher hatte sich Berlin im Übernahmeversuch der Unicredit auffallend zurückgehalten. Erst kürzlich erklärte sich die Regierung für Gespräche bereit. Nun könnte der nächste Schritt folgen.
Berlin - Senior government officials have indicated their openness to the idea of selling Germany's stake in Commerzbank to Italian bank Unicredit, according to a Bloomberg news report. The German government currently holds a 12.7% share in the financial institution. Following Unicredit's takeover attempts, the federal government had previously signaled its willingness to engage in discussions.
Should the Bund sell its shares to Unicredit, the Italian bank would gain control of Commerzbank's majority. For the sale to proceed, Bloomberg reported, the two banks must agree on a shared strategy, a prerequisite which Bloomberg's informed sources clarified is not officially an expectation from the German government. Even if the banks find common ground, neither talks nor a transaction are guaranteed.
The German government itself did not make an official statement regarding the Bloomberg report, a government spokesperson said on Monday, describing the speculation as unverifiable. Neither a Commerzbank spokesperson nor a spokesperson for Unicredit provided any initial comments.
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