ASR Nederland IPO Could Value Insurer at $3 Billion
30 Maio 2016 - 5:20AM
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AMSTERDAM—The Dutch state is selling a stake of up to 40% in ASR
Nederland NV via an initial public offering that values the insurer
at €2.7 billion ($3 billion) to €3.3 billion.
ASR is a former unit of Belgian-Dutch financial giant Fortis,
which was nationalized in 2008 at the height of the financial
crisis. The Dutch government took control of the Dutch assets and
spent nearly €22 billion in the rescue operation.
The failed group's banking operations were merged to create ABN
Amro Group NV and returned to the private sector in November.
The Dutch government wants to sell shares in ASR Nederland at
between €18 and €22 apiece, valuing the offering at €940 million to
€1.1 billion, according to a statement released Monday by NL
Financial Investments, the government body in charge of the
sale.
Further pricing details will be announced June 9 and the shares
are expected to begin trading on June 10 on Euronext Amsterdam, it
said.
The sale comes amid a frenzy of IPOs in Amsterdam. Gym-chain
Basic-Fit NV, owned by private-equity firm 3i Group PLC, said
Monday it also plans to list on June 10 in an offering that values
it at between €994 million to €1.1 billion. Last week, Royal
Philips NV floated a minority stake in its lighting division in a
â,¬3 billion offering.
Write to Maarten van Tartwijk at maarten.vantartwijk@wsj.com
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