Den norske Bank has yet again scuppered Norwegian insurance company Storebrand’s plans to consolidate. After courting Storebrand for over a year and putting a spanner in the works of a deal with Finnish bancassurer Sampo, DnB has decided at the eleventh hour that it is no longer interested in merging.
The reasons for the collapse in negotiations seem flimsy at best and make DnB look fickle. Storebrand’s shareholders have been punished because of DnB CEO Svein Aaser’s indecisiveness and lack of mettle.
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