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Italy\u2019s UniCredit has secured just under half of the voting rights in Germany’s Commerzbank following a successful takeover bid, setting the stage for a major realignment of the European banking landscape.<\/p>\n

According to a report<\/a><\/span> by German Foreign Policy, the Italian lender is positioned to seize control of both the supervisory and management boards of Germany\u2019s second-largest private bank at the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2027.<\/p>\n

In this acquisition campaign, UniCredit has drawn support from an international network of financial institutions, including Japan’s Nomura, France’s BNP Paribas, and several US banks.<\/p>\n

The development not only brings a near two-year power struggle between the major German and Italian lenders to a close, but also underscores the broader, ongoing consolidation within the European banking sector.<\/p>\n

As UniCredit positions itself as a new European banking group, Germany increasingly finds itself on the defensive.<\/p>\n

Commerzbank, a cornerstone of the Frankfurt financial center and a vital source of credit for Germany\u2019s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is now transitioning to foreign control.<\/p>\n

The conflict highlights the deep-seated tension between the integration of the European financial sector and the national interests of individual member states seeking to maintain control over their domestic economic hubs.<\/p>\n

UniCredit secures majority voting stake<\/strong><\/p>\n

In early May, UniCredit launched a takeover bid that remained open until early July, offering 0.485 of its own shares for each share of Commerzbank.<\/p>\n

Following the expiration of the offer period, UniCredit announced that it had acquired 17.6% of Commerzbank\u2019s shares through the share exchange offer.<\/p>\n

This transaction lifted its total holdings in the Frankfurt-based lender from 26.77% to 44.37%, effectively handing UniCredit victory in the two-year battle for control.<\/p>\n

When factoring in an additional 3.22% stake that UniCredit holds through derivative instruments, its total shareholding reaches 47.59%.<\/p>\n

Because the treasury shares held by Commerzbank do not carry voting rights, UniCredit’s stake translates to 49.65% of the total voting rights, according to the Italian bank’s own data.<\/p>\n

In addition, UniCredit holds derivatives representing another 13% of Commerzbank shares, though these instruments do not currently carry voting rights.<\/p>\n

At the next annual general meeting scheduled for the spring of 2027, eight of the ten shareholder representatives on the supervisory board will stand for re-election.<\/p>\n

Leveraging its majority at the annual meeting, UniCredit will be in a position to decisively influence the allocation of these key seats.<\/p>\n

Criticism of the bid and “market manipulation” claims<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the transaction, allegations of market manipulation in connection with the takeover bid have been raised.<\/p>\n

However, the Commerzbank General Works Council, which filed a formal complaint against unidentified individuals, suffered a legal defeat in its challenge.<\/p>\n

Commerzbank’s management has also repeatedly criticized UniCredit’s disclosures and brought the matter to the attention of BaFin, Germany’s financial regulatory authority.<\/p>\n

According to the regulator, a significant portion of the tendered shares belonged to banks and market participants closely linked to UniCredit.<\/p>\n

Commerzbank contends that there is a lack of transparency regarding the volume of borrowed shares that were tendered and the specific hedging agreements that remain in force.<\/p>\n

It is established that Nomura of Japan, Citigroup of the US, and BNP Paribas of France conducted swap transactions with UniCredit involving Commerzbank shares.<\/p>\n

Alongside these institutions, UniCredit can also rely on other major financial firms, including Jefferies and Bank of America.<\/p>\n

These partner banks provide UniCredit with potential access to an additional 13% of Commerzbank shares at a specified time.<\/p>\n

German government faces potential removal from bank management<\/strong><\/p>\n

In mid-June, UniCredit threatened to replace Commerzbank’s supervisory and management boards.<\/p>\n

To execute such a move, however, the major Italian bank would need to replace the two supervisory board members appointed by the German federal government.<\/p>\n

The German government secured the right to appoint two representatives to the supervisory board following its state-funded bailout of Commerzbank.<\/p>\n

UniCredit has now stated that, provided it receives “sufficient shareholder support” at the annual general meeting, it will be “in a position to elect all shareholder representatives to the supervisory board.”<\/p>\n

If UniCredit successfully replaces Commerzbank’s supervisory and management boards at the 2027 annual meeting, it would represent a direct setback for the federal government.<\/p>\n

The move would directly impact supervisory board members whose government-appointed terms run through 2029.<\/p>\n

Commerzbank’s critical role in the German economy<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the Frankfurt financial center, these developments present a serious challenge.<\/p>\n

Commerzbank is a foundational institution of the German financial sector, maintaining deep-seated ties with Germany\u2019s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).<\/p>\n

Should the bank be reduced to a branch of UniCredit, key lending decisions would be routed to Milan instead of being resolved in Frankfurt.<\/p>\n

Consequently, the Frankfurt financial hub risks losing influence, decision-making authority, and economic sovereignty.<\/p>\n

According to Commerzbank, the institution processes approximately 30% of Germany\u2019s foreign trade. Many of the bank\u2019s employees view this extensive reach as a key competitive advantage.<\/p>\n

Commerzbank supports the international commercial activities of a vast number of mid-sized firms that frequently struggle to find suitable, dedicated points of contact within larger international banks.<\/p>\n

The “consolidation” trend in the European banking system<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the takeover of Commerzbank has met with widespread resistance in German political circles, it has received strong backing from economists, particularly those from other EU member states.<\/p>\n

Monika Schnitzer, head of the German Council of Economic Experts, believes there are sound economic reasons to analyze cross-border mergers rather than rejecting them reflexively.<\/p>\n

In her view, the European financial market remains insufficiently integrated. She further argues that German banks are highly inefficient by international standards and are therefore ill-equipped to compete against major global institutions.<\/p>\n

As early as 2024, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde of France stated that cross-border banking mergers are “desirable” to strengthen European banks in their competition with major US rivals.<\/p>\n

Luis de Guindos, the Spanish Vice-President of the ECB, has similarly criticized the German government’s protectionist stance.<\/p>\n

In a recent opinion piece published in the Handelsblatt newspaper, Omid Nouripour, Deputy President of the Bundestag (Alliance 90\/The Greens), accused the federal government of inconsistency.<\/p>\n

Nouripour argued that while the government champions a banking union at EU summits, it reacts to a concrete cross-border bank merger with a “reflex of a national ownership mentality.” He criticized the federal government for praising European integration only “as long as it remains abstract.”<\/p>\n

EU Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera also urged member states to support cross-border banking consolidations. “Member states should welcome such transactions for the public good,” Ribera said.<\/p>\n

Signals of compromise from Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n

The German federal government initially reacted with hostility to UniCredit’s successful takeover bid.<\/p>\n

“From the federal government’s perspective, UniCredit’s aggressive and hostile approach remains unacceptable,” the Federal Ministry of Finance said in a statement.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Berlin rejected the Italian bank’s takeover offer for its remaining Commerzbank shares.<\/p>\n

Last week, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking before parliament ahead of the summer recess, reiterated that the federal government had not accepted UniCredit’s offer and was retaining its shares, unlike a “significant portion” of other shareholders.<\/p>\n

However, in the same address, Merz adopted a more conciliatory tone, assuring, “We are not blocking this merger.”<\/p>\n

According to the Handelsblatt newspaper, the terms of the takeover are currently being negotiated within the federal government.<\/p>\n

Among other stipulations, Berlin is demanding that Commerzbank remain a key lender for German small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n

In addition, the federal government is demanding that Frankfurt, the historic headquarters of the financial institution, remain a major hub for the bank.<\/p>\n

UniCredit’s German headquarters has been based in Munich since its 2005 acquisition of HypoVereinsbank.<\/p>\n

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