The deal was brokered by the Belgian government following the surprise nationalisation of the group's Dutch businesses.
The Dutch government said it regarded the new alliance between the Belgian and Luxembourg parts of Fortis and France's biggest bank as “a significant step towards greater financial system stability”, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and finance minister Wouter Bos said yesterday.
The French bank will buy control of Fortis's banking businesses in Belgium and Luxembourg for €9bn, funded through the issuance of 132.6m new BNP shares at €68 a share. BNP will also buy Fortis Insurance Belgium for €5.5bn cash.
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