Commerzbank Plans to Sell Linde Stake, Manager-Magazin Reports

The Commerzbank - Dresdner Bank merger is compelling for all stakeholders. Without the successful completion of this deal, Commerzbank will itself likely become a takenover target. It cannot be in the long-term interest of the Federal Republic of Germany for its financial economy to be wholly managed by London and to a lesser extent by Wall Street. Deutsche Bank is already effectively a US investment...

Implications: 1. Commerzbank may issue New Stock To Finance all Transactions, thereby causing a further dilution of earnings per share. 2.A Great deal on unclearity surrounding the strategy of mananegement. 3.The salient issue is a percentage sale of large proportions in the stake in a viable entity to Finance a possible Takeover with a certain amount of uncertainity. 4.There appears to be a discrepancy...