Investment Banking

Orcel’s daring move on Commerzbank is more than a good spectacle for the City

All eyes are on a brilliant dealmaker’s next move

UniCredit boss Andrea Orcel is looking to shake up Europe’s banking sector
UniCredit boss Andrea Orcel is looking to shake up Europe’s banking sector Photo: Alessia Pierdomenico/Getty Images

David Wighton is a columnist for Financial News

UniCredit’s audacious build-up of a stake in Commerzbank has attracted much more attention in the City than might usually be expected for a potential Italian-German takeover.

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