The American investor Blackstone, the largest investment company in the world, offers 1.45 billion euros to take over the Dutch bank NIBC, reports NIBC Friday.
Blackstone offers 9.85 euros per share, slightly higher than the closing price on Thursday. The share therefore rose by 7 percent to 9.75 euros on Friday afternoon.
The share price has risen sharply for over a month. At the start of the year, 7.68 euros were paid for a share.
The largest shareholders of NIBC, JC Flowers & Co and Reggeborgh Invest, have already agreed to Blackstone’s offer. They have interests of 60.6 percent and 14.6 percent respectively.
NIBC says in a press release that the talks are at an advanced stage, but the board emphasizes that there is no certainty that the takeover will continue.
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