Pass the parcel: Franco-German finance
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A state owned French insurance company, Assurances Generales de France, bought the German firm Aachener und Munchener (AMB) after AMB gave control of its subsidiary, BFG, to Credit Lyonnais. AMB retains 25% of BFG, a failing bank, and gets a dividend.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Grand alliance: French insurance
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A cooperation agreement between Assurances Generales de France (AGF) and Aachener und Munchener (AMB) of Germany was struck despite opposition by AMB's CEO Wolf-Dieter Baumgartl, who fears his smaller company could be dominated as a result.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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AMB revisited: German insurance
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The AGF investment was countered by AMB's German insurance company allies, who bought a 21% share of AMB from an Italian investor. The role of French investment in Germany's insurance sector is analyzed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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