Germany Is Seeking Peace in UniCredit’s Commerzbank Victory

The German government is finally accepting the inevitable: UniCredit Group SpA has essentially won the battle for Commerzbank AG. The finance ministry still holds a stake in Commerzbank and is seeking a gracious exit after bitterly opposing the Italian takeover. It may be closer to finding a way out, but that will resolve just one of the challenges UniCredit faces in making a success of its victory — so much bad blood has been stirred up on both sides in this drawn-out fight that a happy marriag