欧洲央行批准裕信银行增持德国商业银行至30%以上且不设上限，预计年底取得约50%投票权实现控股

The saga of Commerzbank's ( CRZBF ) ( CRZBY ) future is nearing an end. Italian bank UniCredit ( UNCRY ) ( UNCFF ) received the European Central Bank's approval to boost its equity stake in Commerzbank beyond 30% with no upper limit, UniCredit said Thursday. The remaining regulatory processes and conditions to complete the offer for  Commerzbank are expected at about year-end. That will give UniCredit ~50% of Commerzbank's voting rights, which will then give it control of the German bank. " The decision represents an important milestone in UniCredit's acquisition of Commerzbank, underscoring the ECB's positive assessment of the transaction and the confidence in UniCredit's solid fundamentals and strong standing within the European banking sector," UniCredit said in a statement. UniCredit ( UNCRY ) stock fell 0.7% in afternoon trading in the U.S. Commerzbank ( CRZBY ) had originally hired advisers in 2017 to prepare for a possible sale and had entered talks with Deutsche Bank in 2019 for a possible merger . UniCredit ( UNCFF ) was reportedly preparing a bid for Commerzbank in May 2019 after the talks with Deutsche Bank unraveled. In 2024, UniCredit and Commerzbank executives held a virtual meeting after the Italian bank became the German bank's largest shareholder. In March 2026, Commerzbank rejected UniCredit's offer of 0.485 Unicredit share for each Commerzbank share, valuing the bank at ~€30.80 per share at the time. But the bank's resistance dissolved as UniCredit continued to increase its stake in Commerzbank.