The German bank named its next CEO on Tuesday. The lender’s board decried a sudden buy-up of stock by Italy’s UniCredit, which may be looking for a cross-border path to take on Wall Street.
Stefan Wittmann, who is also a senior official at German trade union Verdi, told CNBC’s Annette Weisbach that “we certainly hope we can avoid” a hostile takeover by the Italian bank.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday issued a sharp warning to UniCredit to refrain from "unfriendly" acts after the Italian bank revealed it had significantly increased its stake in Germany's ...