The major Italian bank Unicredit is increasing its stake in Commerzbank even without additional shares from the state. The institute acquired access to a further 11.5 percent of the shares through financial instruments, giving it a calculated stake of around 21 percent, as it announced in Milan. Accordingly, Unicredit said it had applied for official permission to increase its stake to up to 29.9 percent.
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