Commerzbank shares up after UniCredit buys stake from German government

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Commerzbank shares up after UniCredit buys stake from ******* government

A customer enters a Commerzbank AG bank branch in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

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Commerzbank shares jumped on market open on Wednesday, after Italian bank UniCredit acquired a 4.5% stake in the Frankfurt-based lender from the ******* government.

Commerzbank stock was up 18% at 8:21 a.m. London time.

The stake acquisition, announced on Tuesday, marks the first step in Berlin’s exit from its position in the ******* lender. The ******* government said it had sold around 53.1 million shares — or a roughly 4.49% tranche out of its 16.49% total shareholding — in Commerzbank for roughly 702 million euros ($775 million) to UniCredit.

Even at a reduced 12% position, the ******* government said it ******** Commerzbank’s largest shareholder.

“Commerzbank has shown that it is once again standing on its own two feet. With this the first partial ***** of the investment will mark the completion of the successful stabilization of the investment Bank and thus the federal government’s exit,” said Eva Grunwald, managing director of the federal finance agency.

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