Germany’s chancellor decries ‘unfriendly attacks’ on banks after UniCredit prepares to raise its stake in the lender.

If the deal wins approval, it will make the Italian bank Commerzbank's largest shareholder - to the dismay of the German government. View on euronews

The UK-based lender arranged derivatives linked to Commerzbank for the Italian lender in the weeks before Berlin sold a stake earlier this month, people familiar with the matter said. Mr Orcel subsequently also relied on firms including Barclays to ...