Jyske Bank agrees to buy Handelsbanken's Danish ops; shares rise
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Jyske Bank has agreed to buy the Danish operations of Sweden's Handelsbanken for an undisclosed sum, it said on Monday, sending shares in the Danish lender up more than 11%. Handelsbanken, one of Sweden's oldest banks and a major mortgage lender, said in October last year it would exit Denmark and Finland as it saw little chance to grow in those markets without making major investments. While the exact deal value was not disclosed, Handelsbanken said on Monday that an amount based on the present value of the assets would be paid in cash on the transfer date, in addition to a premium of 3 billion Danish crowns ($424.4 million).
