Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Commerzbank Rejects UniCredit’s Takeover Offer
Commerzbank AG’s board on Monday officially rejected UniCredit Bank SpA’s nearly €39 billion ($45.4 billion) acquisition offer. In a 137-page...
Germany
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Three Bankers Lead Pack to Replace Lagarde at ECB
ECB succession race heats up as Christine Lagarde’s early exit speculation boosts three leading central bankers.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Defense Stocks Reload With IPO Momentum
Vincorion’s hot IPO underscores relentless investor demand as defense stocks ride a long-term rearmament cycle.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bayer’s New CFO HasA Risky Mountain To Climb
Judith Hartmann will succeed Wolfgang Nickl as CFO. Her appointment comes as the pharmaceutical giant struggles with high debt—over €32 billion at the end of last year.
Banking
Germany Approves UniCredit Stake In Commerzbank
Last month, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office approved Italy’s second-largest lender’s plan to purchase a major stake in state-backed Commerzbank.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Germany: Merz Taking Another Shot At Chancellorship
It’s a familiar political profile: a multimillionaire who promises to curb illegal immigration, crack down on crime, and dismantle progressive...
Technology
TSMC Starts Building Its First European Chip Plant
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s biggest semiconductor chip maker, broke ground in early August on its first facility in...
Germany
Includes historical data for Germany’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade, banking...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Germany Climbs The Industrial Power Ranks
One economy’s loss is another one’s gain? Not quite. When Japan unexpectedly entered a technical recession last month, industrial behemoth...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Siemens Energy Gets Government Rescue
After reporting a full-year loss of 4.6 billion euros (about $4.4 billion), Siemens Energy has received a €15 billion rescue...
Non-Economic Data
Most Technologically Advanced Countries In The World 2023
Global Finance ranks the world’s countries by their technological advancement and capacity to develop and leverage cutting-edge technology. The ever-growing...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Germany: Last Nuclear Plant Shut Down
Germany's closure of its last nuclear power facilities amid potential energy shortages and rising prices due to the end of gas and oil imports from Russia.