Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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Commerzbank, a German banking institution, announced the elimination of another 3,000 full-time positions by the end of 2030.
The restructuring aims to improve profitability amid increased shareholder pressure. UniCredit, Commerzbank’s largest shareholder, has signalled a possible takeover and deeper job cuts if performance does not improve, which management opposes. Commerzbank argues the planned redundancies are necessary to boost efficiency and attract investors, while avoiding even larger cuts under a potential takeover.
The works council opposes UniCredit's pressure, which owns about 30 percent of Commerzbank’s shares.
As of the end of 2025, Commerzbank employed 39,867 full-time staff.
The bank’s cost-saving initiative follows earlier reductions and aims to strengthen investor confidence amid takeover pressure from Unicredit. Already in February 2025, the bank announced 3,900 full-time job cuts, mainly in Germany, as part of the same cost-saving programme: Commerzbank 2025 - DE.
Eurofound (2026), Commerzbank, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 300342, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300342.