Survey of the FINANCE magazine on a potential takeover of Commerzbank

For the third year in a row, FINANCE magazine has conducted an independent survey in 2026 on a potential takeover of Commerzbank by UniCredit. As in the previous two years, the results clearly confirm that German financial decision-makers remain sceptical about such a transaction. The key question asked was: “In general, how do you assess the potential takeover of Commerzbank by UniCredit?”

The response from more than 200 companies surveyed is once again unambiguous:

• The German corporate sector is clearly in favour of an independent Commerzbank and therefore rejects a hostile takeover of Commerzbank by UniCredit.
• 71% of financial decision-makers at companies in Germany rate the potential takeover of Commerzbank as negative or even very negative.
• Among Commerzbank corporate clients, this share rises to 77%.

The full presentation of results can be found in the PDF below. Please find further statements of our corporate clients here .

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