Unicredit

UniCredit turns to AI to uncover smaller M&A deals in ambitious growth plan

The Italian lender has set a target of increasing fees by €1.4bn in its client solutions business and doing more strategic investment banking work

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UniCredit receives ECB approval to up Commerzbank stake to 29.9%

The Italian lender said that it would take more time, and more approvals, to convert its derivatives investments into stock

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UniCredit top investment banker bonuses drop 15% to €371,532

The Italian lender has hiked bonuses for its material risk takers after rolling out a one-off award

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UniCredit hikes Commerzbank stake to 28% as CEO Orcel ups ambitions

The Italian lender has acquired a further 7% in the German bank through derivative products

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UniCredit has hired as many rivals cut back

UniCredit hires former Barclays ECM banker Habayeb

UniCredit is hiring bankers in M&A and ECM in a shift towards capital light businesses

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Orcel is looking to build in Europe as UniCredit looks to knock down silos between parts of its business

UniCredit ramps up investment bank ambitions under Andrea Orcel

UniCredit is shifting from being seen as a corporate bank to increasing its ambitions in ECM and M&A

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What Andrea Orcel did to supercharge UniCredit’s stock

UniCredit poted its highest profit in over a decade with shares up 42% so far this year despite the March turmoil, compared with a 9% rise in the Stoxx Europe 600 Banks Index

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UniCredit reports fall in Q1 earnings from poor performance of Russia business

Excluding UniCredit’s Russian business, which swung to a loss, net profit was €1.16bn, the bank said

Nezahat Gultekin has joined UniCredit as head of advisory, a role that encompasses M&A work and sector coverage

UniCredit hires Nomura’s Nezahat Gultekin to head up advisory team

UniCredit plans to hire more senior dealmakers as part of a strategy unveiled by chief executive Andrea Orcel in December

The biggest job moves of 2021: Staley exits Barclays, Fraser takes Citi reins and Orcel to UniCredit

Financial News reviews the very biggest hires and fires of the year

A Madrid court has ordered Santander to pay Orcel 67.8m ($76.6m) plus interest

Andrea Orcel wins $76m payout from Santander over axed CEO posting

Court rules in favour of veteran dealmaker after Santander cancelled his CEO offer