Vonovia-Deutsche Wohnen merger risks stalling
The new offer is not much more attractive than the old one, and could receive high support, but not enough
On Thursday, the German...
Germany must change its wicked merger regulations
The failure of the Vonovia takeover by Deutsche Wohnen is the result of rules that encourage not to go to offers
German acquisitions are...
Amundi’s cloud of governance lets the merger sun pass
The clouds of governance in Amundi let a ray of sunshine pass through. The € 13 billion manager has announced a new...
BNP’s US subsidiary is the wild card of the merger deck
Parisians may be famous for their sense of fashion. Not so much the Parisians of BNP Paribas and their hard-to-fit American retail bank. But...
Commerz must think about merger with Deutsche Bank
Commerzbank CEO Manfred Knof has given the shareholders of the 7 billion euro bank much-needed hope. On Thursday, the former Deutsche Bank executive announced...
Rome’s proposed UniCredit merger is of dubious value
Investors in UniCredit, valued at 18 billion euros, fear that their board will opt for a merger with a very battered state-owned bank, Banca...