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Financial Times Mandate, November, 2007
The news that a consortium comprising Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Fortis and Banco Santander had won the battle with Barclays to take over ABN Amro marks just the end of the beginning of this long-running saga. How the victorious parties swallow and digest their respective pieces of the multi- layered pie is sure to form further intriguing chapters for rapt industry- watchers.
RBS has stated that it will press ahead with the integration of ABN Amro's businesses in a speedy and no-nonsense manner. Already, a new supervisory and managing board structure has been proposed and awaits the approval of ABN Amro shareholders.
While positions and responsibilities in the higher echelons of management are changing fast, it remains to be seen how executives...
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