UniCredit May Not Bid for Commerzbank Before Jul.

UniCredit May Not Bid for Commerzbank Before July: Jefferies
UniCredit SpA should hold off making a bid for Commerzbank AG until the second half of next year to avoid triggering a mandatory cash offer, according to analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
UniCredit buys protection on Commerzbank stake from Jefferies, source says
UniCredit has further hedged potential downside risks on its stake in rival Commerzbank by signing financial derivative contracts with Jefferies to keep its options open, a person close to the matter said.
Jefferies Owns Over 5% of Commerzbank's Voting Rights
Jefferies Financial Group has around 5.3% of Commerzbank's voting rights through its ownership of financial contracts, according to a filing. A regulatory filing from the German lender on Friday showed that the U.
UniCredit Taps Jefferies for Hedging, Optionality on Commerzbank
UniCredit SpA is taking out additional protection on its existing holdings in German lender Commerzbank AG and securing optionality for any future moves, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Jefferies holds 5.3% stake in Commerzbank through derivatives
Jefferies has a 5.3% stake in Commerzbank though derivatives, a regulatory filing on Friday showed. The disclosure comes after Reuters and others reported this week that UniCredit has further hedged potential downside risks on its stake in Commerzbank by signing financial derivative contracts with Jefferies to keep its options open (Reporting by Tom Sims,
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UniCredit-Commerzbank Deal Should Be Judged on Financial Strength - Bank of Italy
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UniCredit Taps Jefferies for Commerzbank Hedge, Optionality
UniCredit SpA is taking out additional protection on its existing holdings in German lender Commerzbank AG and securing ...
UniCredit sichert Commerzbank-Position noch stärker ab: Kreise
Die UniCredit ist informierten Kreisen zufolge dabei, ihre bestehenden Positionen in der Commerzbank zusätzlich abzusichern.
Exclusive-UniCredit talked to top German officials before Commerzbank stake buy, documents show
By John O'Donnell, Christian Kraemer and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -UniCredit executives had conversations with top German ...