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(UCG.WA) Follow Compare 173.44 +0.36 +(0.21%) At close: January 10 at 2:57:54 PM GMT+1 All News Press Releases SEC Filings All SEC Filings Corporate Changes & Voting Matters Periodic Financial Reports Proxy Statements Tender Offer/Acquisition Reports Offering Registrations BPM Plans Risk Transfers Tied to €4.5 Billion in Loans While Trying to Fend Off UniCredit Bid (Bloomberg) -- Banco BPM SpA is seeking investors for two significant risk transfers, potentially boosting its capital strength at a time when it’s also trying to stave off a takeover pursued by rival UniCredit SpA.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?NYC Condo Owners May Bear Costs of Landmark Green Building LawCan States Hit the Brakes on UniCredit Tapped Citigroup for Commerzbank Hedges Last Month (Bloomberg) -- UniCredit SpA worked with Citigroup Inc. to hedge part of last month’s stake increase in Commerzbank AG, people with knowledge of the matter said. 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German Government Tells UniCredit to Exit Commerzbank Stake (Bloomberg) -- Germany effectively called on UniCredit SpA to sell its stake in Commerzbank AG, just hours after the Italian bank said it had increased it, further escalating tensions between the two main shareholders in the German lender.Most Read from BloombergNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More Dangerous“UniCredit itself emphasizes that the participation in Commerzbank has so far been a pure investment, which could also be dissolved at any time,” deputy government spokesman UniCredit pivots back to Commerzbank, increases stake to 28% The move drew stiff rebukes from the German government, which “assumed” any deal was all but dead a month ago. UniCredit said the stake bump does not affect its offer to buy Banco BPM. UniCredit Lifts Commerzbank Stake as Orcel Keeps Up Pursuit (Bloomberg) -- UniCredit SpA increased its holding in Commerzbank AG to about 28% as Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel continues to pursue the lender ahead of German federal elections that may influence his chances of success.Most Read from BloombergNYPD Car Chases Are Becoming More Frequent — and More DangerousUniCredit has entered into derivatives relating to Commerzbank shares, the Milan-based lender said in a statement on Wednesday. The stake now consists of 9.5% direct ownership and abou Dollar Trades Steady Ahead of Fed Decision The dollar was trading steady as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision, due later Wednesday. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is likely to signal that the central bank will pause rate cuts at some point, UniCredit Research analysts said in a note. The key factor for the foreign exchange market will likely be how Powell "conveys the idea that an upcoming pause would not represent the end of the current easing cycle," they said. Germany rejects UniCredit's latest Commerzbank stake hike in strongest rebuke yet MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany rejected UniCredit's latest Commerzbank stake increase as an "uncoordinated and unfriendly approach" on Wednesday, strongly rebuking the Italian bank. UniCredit, which angered Berlin when it emerged as Commerzbank's biggest private investor in September, said it had raised its stake in Commerzbank to 28% using derivatives. "Today's news is remarkable because UniCredit had previously publicly emphasised that it did not want to take any further action before the federal elections," a German government spokesperson said in response to the development. Italy's BPM asks market watchdog to protect stakeholders after UniCredit bid MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's Banco BPM said it has asked market watchdog Consob to adopt measures to protect the bank's stakeholders and its bid for Anima, after rival UniCredit launched its own bid for BPM. Banco BPM had complained before that UniCredit's 10 billion euro all-share bid jeopardised its buyout proposal for fund manager Anima. UniCredit CEO says $10.5 billion Banco BPM bid is fair as offer becomes binding MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit on Friday filed its buyout offer for rival Banco BPM with Italy's market regulator, and CEO Andrea Orcel said the price was adequate. The filing makes the 10-billion-euro ($10.5 billion) all-share offer, which UniCredit announced on Nov. 25, binding and sets a price floor. UniCredit also applied to relevant authorities for regulatory approval. UniCredit Leasing Serbia explores €40m EBRD green financing loan Funding to boost SME competitiveness and drive green investments. UniCredit's Orcel was plotting bid before Banco BPM forced hand, sources say MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel has been drawing up plans to take over Banco BPM for years and was almost ready to pull the trigger, two sources close to the matter said. But instead of being able to choose the right moment, UniCredit had to rush out a 10 billion euro bid when Italy's third-largest lender made its own M&A moves, putting Orcel's dealmaking reputation on the line. UniCredit, which was already facing headwinds in its pursuit of Germany's Commerzbank, declined to comment. Could a French bank foil UniCredit’s play for Banco BPM? Crédit Agricole boosted its stake in BPM — borrowing a strategy UniCredit used on Commerzbank. The French bank insists it doesn’t aim to buy BPM. The Italian government seems OK with that. UniCredit says ready to sit down with Credit Agricole over Banco BPM MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit is ready to sit down with Credit Agricole, a spokesperson for the Italian bank said in a LinkedIn post after the French lender increased its potential stake in Unicredit's takeover target Banco BPM. UniCredit's bid for its smaller peer prompted Credit Agricole to say on Friday it had entered derivatives that would raise its stake in BPM to 15% from 9.9% once the European Central Bank gives its green light. "Yesterday's news about Credit Agricole's increased stake in BPM changes nothing for UniCredit," the spokesperson for UniCredit said on social media network LinkedIn. Exclusive-Italy informally backed Credit Agricole's higher BPM stake, sources say France's Credit Agricole had informal backing from the Italian government before it said on Friday it was raising its stake in Banco BPM, two sources close to the matter told Reuters. The increase intensifies a banking battle in Italy, begun when UniCredit last month made a takeover offer for Banco BPM, scuppering the government's plan to help bring about a merger between BPM and state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Credit Agricole declined to comment. UniCredit CEO told investors it has until March to improve Banco BPM bid MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit has until March to evaluate improving its takeover bid for Banco BPM, CEO Andrea Orcel told an investor call on Wednesday, according to a person who attended the virtual meeting. UniCredit declined to comment. With a possible move on Commerzbank in stand-by due to a political vacuum and a German rule that would force UniCredit to pay in cash if it bid for the rest of Commerzbank within six months of crossing a 5% ownership threshold, Orcel is targeting smaller domestic peer Banco BPM. UniCredit to offer wealthy clients Blackstone's private equity fund MILAN (Reuters) -Italian bank UniCredit said on Wednesday it was widening its partnership with Blackstone to start offering its wealthier clients a private equity fund, an asset class normally reserved for professional investors. UniCredit first partnered with the world's largest alternative asset manager in July last year, by making Blackstone's European private credit fund available to clients of its wealth management business. UniCredit Joins These 2 Leading Dividend Stocks To Consider As global markets continue to experience gains, with major indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 reaching record highs, investors are increasingly looking at dividend stocks as a stable option amid geopolitical and economic uncertainties. In this context, UniCredit joins two other leading dividend stocks that could be appealing for those seeking consistent income streams in today's dynamic market environment. Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 1/10/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is FTSE MIB Index Return UCG.WA FTSE MIB Index YTD +5.43% +2.65% 1-Year +57.48% +15.39% 3-Year +177.53% +27.06%