A me sconvolge questo articolo Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. L'ho tradotto con il traduttore di google. Al fondo c'è il link alla versione in tedesco. Dal 1° gennaio 2010, TADAAA, WestLB è un "gioiellino" di banca pronta per essere venduta tra 6 mesi
. Non vorrei essere un po' sospettoso, ma temo che mi stia sfuggendo l'elefante da qualche parte...
WestLB raised the pace of change in ownership - FAZ
FRANKFURT (Dow Jones) - The Management and owners of WestLB force, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ - Monday edition) as required by the EU Commission's change of majority shareholding. "In the emerging world are in Germany and strong structural changes in the banking market, there are now once again investors are now willing to enter into well-structured and well-run companies," said CEO Dietrich Voigtländer the FAZ.
With this statement, WestLB CEO founded the wide interest in, although offered for sale subsidiary WestImmo, but should the quality of the arguments Voigtlander in WestImmo lists, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung also apply for WestLB. Interest in buying WestImmo have been reported in the first round, more than 15 addresses. The market recognized the benefits of long before the crisis started restructuring.
At the still fragile financial markets remain in the opinion Voigtländer no time to wait for a sustained recovery in financial assets. "When you are so look around, what will happen in Germany and in Europe shortly in the market it better, as soon as possible to reach out to prospective buyers," says the CEO of WestLB. Even in these troubled times, he certainly saw investors, who look for quality at affordable prices.
The sale process for WestLB is to be launched around mid-year, writes the FAZ. For 2009, the Düsseldorf bank had warned as early as December, before concluding with a loss of the Group and Company.
Because of the sales plans, according to the newspaper, it must be assumed that the Board will grab all identifiable costs in the financial statements, 2009 to present a well-swept bank.
The most important step towards this goal is the elimination of non-strategic activities, amounting to EUR 85.1 billion in December, founded in the "First Settlement Institution. That is almost one third of recently reported total assets of EUR 259 billion. The campaign aims to late April, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung -
backdated to 1 January - to be completed.
"This now everything goes smoothly. There are no more major construction sites," said Voigtländer. The bank creates with the settlement institution considerable freedom in equity. "When Basle III is, WestLB well prepared for the tougher capital requirements," said Voigtländer.
As agreed in November, the state has brought about the bank rescue fund in two installments SoFFin already nearly EUR 2.2 billion as a silent partnership with WestLB. Currently Voigtländer assume that will extend the remaining 828 million euros and promised a precaution, the fourth installment of EUR 1 billion will not be utilized.
As Treasury SoFFin and WestLB's shareholders in late November, had agreed on the modalities for the initial settlement institution, announced the European Commission promptly further scrutiny at. "Currently we are in Brussels to explain the details of the project," says Voigtländer in the procedure. "The current assets hived off to the settlement institution was already available information in the initial authorization. And the silent partnership interest rate market conditions are."
The theme Landesbank consolidation, he sees change as the preferred option. "The pressure on all state banks as high as never before. Once the first train is made, the picture can change quickly on the chessboard," said Voigtländer.
SoFFin can convert from the middle of this year, silent deposits in up to 49% of WestLB's share capital. This would shrink the share of savings to about 25%. Voigtländer believe in the federal government is a growing interest in a completely structured Landesbank organization recognized. The state banks would have a significant share of corporate finance, and its weakening harm the German economy.
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