UniCredit's Commerzbank takeover is just the first course of Italy's German shopping spree
The takeover of Commerzbank by Italy's UniCredit is the opening move, and German boardrooms are now in the crosshairs.

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The takeover of Commerzbank by Italy's UniCredit is the opening move, and German boardrooms are now in the crosshairs.
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