UniCredit vows to finance Germany's Mittelstand in tie-up with Commerzbank
UniCredit vows to finance Germany's Mittelstand in tie-up with Commerzbank FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - UniCredit on Friday said it was committed to financing Germany's medium-sized Mittelstand companies, seeking to allay concerns as it aims for a deal to take over Commerzbank.
"We will strengthen our support for corporate clients, building on and further developing the existing networks and relationships of HVB and Commerzbank. We will increase our capacity to finance corporate growth," UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel said.
(Reporting by Tom Sims, Editing by Friederike Heine)
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