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UniCredit持有Commerzbank接近控制权， hostile takeover 进入收官但仍缺少确定加价或合并落地
这条消息的直接标的是Commerzbank与UniCredit，但事件本身是持续近两年的欧洲银行并购战进展更新，不是新的确定加价、成交或监管最终批准。
📄 原文Reuters↗ 原文
One of Europe's most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCr…
不做 Commerzbank（CBKG.DE）
当前只是持续并购战的持股进展更新，未确认提高收购价、最终监管批准或强制合并；且缺少本系统可稳定执行和回测的欧洲股票行情链路。
不做 UniCredit（CRDI.IT）
收购方短线方向不清：控制权推进利好与资本消耗、德国阻力、整合风险相互抵消，当前没有正期望的同向交易。
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研究档案
消息传播链
- UniCredit首次投资Commerzbank并购线索始于2024年9月，说明这不是首次出现的并购主题。
- Reuters称UniCredit在2026年5月发起低价收购要约，当前报道是要约之后的持股进展。
- Reuters报道UniCredit披露其已持有Commerzbank 48%股份，并称并购战进入更接近控制权的阶段。
- Commerzbank回应称散户和机构投资者实际接受要约比例低于2%，强调当前要约吸引力不足。
关键理由
- 这条消息的直接标的是Commerzbank与UniCredit，但事件本身是持续近两年的欧洲银行并购战进展更新，不是新的确定加价、成交或监管最终批准。
- 对Commerzbank的潜在利好主要来自未来提高收购价或最终控制权落地，但Reuters正文显示当前要约仍低于部分股东期望，且德国政府、监管和少数股东阻力仍未解除。
- 没有可直接映射到A股、港股或美股的短周期收入、利润、交易量或费率传导标的，不能强行把欧洲银行并购背景映射成可执行交易。
主要风险
- 若UniCredit随后正式提高要约价格至45至47欧元附近，Commerzbank可能出现独立的并购套利机会，但这不是本文已确认的新信息。
- 欧洲本地股票行情与执行链路在当前工具中无法可靠覆盖，且本事件缺少可交易市场内的高弹性替代标的。
反向证据
- 做多前查反向 · 来源 web · 日期 2026-07-08 · 影响 weakens
Reuters正文包含反向证据：德国政府仍持股12%、Commerzbank称要约吸引力低、最终合并仍需监管和股东层面推进。
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One of Europe's most cantankerous banking battles in decades is becoming more a question of how and when, not if, UniCredit (CRDI.MI) secures its prize, after it disclosed it was nearing control of Germany's Commerzbank (CBKG.DE) in its €45 billion ($51 billion) hostile deal.
The Milan-based bank led since 2021 by CEO Andrea Orcel on Wednesday revealed it now owns 48% of the German lender's shares after it launched a low-ball takeover offer for Commerzbank in May.
It has not been easy. UniCredit first invested in Commerzbank in September 2024, launching a nearly two-year tug-of-war that pitted Italy's and Germany's No. 2 banks against each other.
German opposition to Orcel's overtures has been widespread, and the deal encapsulates the difficulty of merging large banks across euro zone countries despite central bankers wanting more tie-ups to compete with bigger American rivals.
Commerzbank responded to Wednesday's news by saying less than 2% of retail and institutional investors had tendered their shares, with most coming from "banks and parties connected to UniCredit" which underscored the deal's "low attractiveness".
But UniCredit and its CEO are gaining a momentum even critics admit appears unstoppable.
Boris Rhein, the premier of Commerzbank's home state of Hesse, on Wednesday called on the banks to talk.
"The priority now is to find common ground and engage in constructive dialogue at the highest levels of management," he said in an emailed statement.
ORCEL'S OPTIONS FOR NEXT MOVE
All eyes are on Orcel's next move. His options include amending some swap contracts UniCredit holds to get to 59% of Commerzbank, buying shares on the open market once the approval process is complete next year, or engaging in talks with Commerzbank about a deal.
Both parties say they are willing to sit down, though they have been unable to find common ground so far.
Orcel could force through a merger with 75%, but with Berlin still owning 12% it would be left to contend with the government and other minority shareholders.
Commerzbank executives who have fought for months to keep their lender independent now stress the need to get a better premium for shareholders, some of whom say they would tender their shares if the price were right.
"It's inevitable that UniCredit will gain a majority stake here and that the whole thing will go through. It's just a matter of time," said Manfred Pointke, the founder of MPPM, an investor in Commerzbank.
Pointke hasn't yet sold his Commerzbank shares to UniCredit, but said he probably would if the price were €45 or €47, compared with the offer price of under €40.
Orcel expects the European Central Bank will soon determine that UniCredit has de facto control of Commerzbank. Doing so at a time when UniCredit has less than 50% of shares will cost it more in capital than if it had majority control.
Crossing the 50% threshold is also necessary if UniCredit is to name half of Commerzbank's supervisory board members, as Orcel has suggested it could do.
"It is increasingly likely that UniCredit will now have to consolidate it post the tender offer and ECB approvals (and reverse the buyback deduction booked for 2025)", Citi said this week.
CHALLENGES AHEAD
Yet reaching the finishing line for Orcel is not guaranteed.
One complication is the wave of banking M&A in UniCredit's home market, where rivals are consolidating.
Going all-in on Commerzbank would limit its financial ability to participate, pushing UniCredit further down the national ranking.
Then there is German opposition, which former UniCredit employees involved in its purchase of Germany's HVB two decades ago said could get the bank mired in bureaucratic hurdles.
If Orcel cannot convince Commerzbank or Berlin to talk, he could end up owning most shares but not yet able to push through the full merger he desires.
Thorsten Beck, director of the Florence School of Banking and Finance, described Orcel's "creative destruction approach" as "a bit like the 'elephant in the porcelain shop'".
"Yes, there is indeed a big risk that this will not work out well for UniCredit. Then again, in finance, money often wins the day, and I can imagine senior management at Commerzbank falling in line once everything is done," he said.
($1 = 0.8768 euros)
The Milan-based bank led since 2021 by CEO Andrea Orcel on Wednesday revealed it now owns 48% of the German lender's shares after it launched a low-ball takeover offer for Commerzbank in May.
It has not been easy. UniCredit first invested in Commerzbank in September 2024, launching a nearly two-year tug-of-war that pitted Italy's and Germany's No. 2 banks against each other.
German opposition to Orcel's overtures has been widespread, and the deal encapsulates the difficulty of merging large banks across euro zone countries despite central bankers wanting more tie-ups to compete with bigger American rivals.
Commerzbank responded to Wednesday's news by saying less than 2% of retail and institutional investors had tendered their shares, with most coming from "banks and parties connected to UniCredit" which underscored the deal's "low attractiveness".
But UniCredit and its CEO are gaining a momentum even critics admit appears unstoppable.
Boris Rhein, the premier of Commerzbank's home state of Hesse, on Wednesday called on the banks to talk.
"The priority now is to find common ground and engage in constructive dialogue at the highest levels of management," he said in an emailed statement.
ORCEL'S OPTIONS FOR NEXT MOVE
All eyes are on Orcel's next move. His options include amending some swap contracts UniCredit holds to get to 59% of Commerzbank, buying shares on the open market once the approval process is complete next year, or engaging in talks with Commerzbank about a deal.
Both parties say they are willing to sit down, though they have been unable to find common ground so far.
Orcel could force through a merger with 75%, but with Berlin still owning 12% it would be left to contend with the government and other minority shareholders.
Commerzbank executives who have fought for months to keep their lender independent now stress the need to get a better premium for shareholders, some of whom say they would tender their shares if the price were right.
"It's inevitable that UniCredit will gain a majority stake here and that the whole thing will go through. It's just a matter of time," said Manfred Pointke, the founder of MPPM, an investor in Commerzbank.
Pointke hasn't yet sold his Commerzbank shares to UniCredit, but said he probably would if the price were €45 or €47, compared with the offer price of under €40.
Orcel expects the European Central Bank will soon determine that UniCredit has de facto control of Commerzbank. Doing so at a time when UniCredit has less than 50% of shares will cost it more in capital than if it had majority control.
Crossing the 50% threshold is also necessary if UniCredit is to name half of Commerzbank's supervisory board members, as Orcel has suggested it could do.
"It is increasingly likely that UniCredit will now have to consolidate it post the tender offer and ECB approvals (and reverse the buyback deduction booked for 2025)", Citi said this week.
CHALLENGES AHEAD
Yet reaching the finishing line for Orcel is not guaranteed.
One complication is the wave of banking M&A in UniCredit's home market, where rivals are consolidating.
Going all-in on Commerzbank would limit its financial ability to participate, pushing UniCredit further down the national ranking.
Then there is German opposition, which former UniCredit employees involved in its purchase of Germany's HVB two decades ago said could get the bank mired in bureaucratic hurdles.
If Orcel cannot convince Commerzbank or Berlin to talk, he could end up owning most shares but not yet able to push through the full merger he desires.
Thorsten Beck, director of the Florence School of Banking and Finance, described Orcel's "creative destruction approach" as "a bit like the 'elephant in the porcelain shop'".
"Yes, there is indeed a big risk that this will not work out well for UniCredit. Then again, in finance, money often wins the day, and I can imagine senior management at Commerzbank falling in line once everything is done," he said.
($1 = 0.8768 euros)
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