Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Would Consider Merger of Equals

Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV said on Tuesday it would consider a merger of equals but that being acquired by another financial institution was its least favourite strategy for growth.

“(Being taken over) is not a preferred scenario. The preferred scenario is that we remain master of our own destiny,” said Jochem van de Laarschot, spokesman for ABN AMRO, the Netherlands’ biggest bank.