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Bank of Ireland said the acquisition would boost its position in the business and agriculture sectors

BoI, Goldman to acquire Danske Bank portfolio

Bank of Ireland and Goldman Sachs are to buy a portfolio of commercial loans valued at €540m from Danske Bank.

Denmark's Danske Bank now expects net profit of more than 14 billion crowns in 2015

Danske Bank's smaller than forecast pre-tax loss

Danske Bank has reported a smaller than expected pre-tax loss, reflecting higher income from its insurance business and fee income from increased customer activity.

Business • 03 Feb 15

Danske Bank to write down around $1.5 billion of the value of its businesses in Finland, Northern Ireland and Estonia.

Danske writes down $1.5 billion in overseas assets

Danske Bank has said it expects to write down around $1.5 billion of the value of its businesses in Finland, Northern Ireland and Estonia.

Business • 15 Dec 14

Danske Bank said its Irish loan impairments were as expected during the year to date

Danske Bank sees strong growth in profits

Danske Bank has reported a pre-tax profit of 4.5 billion Danish Krone (€605m) for the three months to the end of September, up almost 79% on the same period of last year.

Business • 30 Oct 14

Deutsche Bank is one of a number of firms to show a renewed interest in Irish property

Deutsche Bank buys rental portfolio: report

Deutsche Bank has reportedly bought a portfolio of 680 buy-to-let properties in Ireland from Danish lender Danske Bank.

Business • 29 May 14

Danske Bank reports 'encouraging' first quarter performance

Danske Bank raises full year guidance

Danske Bank has reported first quarter pre-tax profit above forecast and raised its full-year profit guidance thanks to cost cuts and lower writedowns on loans.

Business • 01 May 14

Once the Danske current accounts close, customers will be unable to use their visa debit cards at ATMs or in shops

Confusion over Danske Bank account closure plans

Danske Bank has confirmed that it is closing about 8,000 customer accounts this weekend.

Business • 07 Feb 14

Danske Bank is looking to sell the 600 Irish homes in one batch

Danske Bank planning sale of 600 Irish properties

Danske Bank is planning to seek to find a buyer for about 600 residential properties around the country.

Business • 07 Feb 14

Danske Bank's CEO Thomas Borgen says financial results have improved, but are still unsatisfactory

Danske Bank reports improved results for 2013

Danske Bank has reported a profit before tax from core activities of €1.5 billion for last year.

Business • 07 Feb 14

'No decision' to what arrangements will be in place for mortgage customers balance information

Changes to Danske's electronic banking expected

Dankse Bank, which is shutting its personal banking this year, has told customers it will only provide one statement a year to mortgage customers.

Business • 15 Jan 14

The Danske Bank refocus will result in the loss of 150 jobs

Danske Bank Ireland to cut 150 jobs

Danske Bank Ireland, formerly National Irish Bank, is to withdraw from the personal banking market to refocus on its corporate customers.

News • 31 Oct 13

The portfolio includes retail properties, offices and a parking facility

Green REIT confirms talks with Dankse Bank

Property investment company Green REIT has confirmed that it is in “exclusive discussions” with Danske Bank over one of its Irish property portfolios.

Business • 14 Oct 13

Danske’s expansion into Ireland at the height of its housing bubble fueled unsustainable gearing and a reliance on capital markets, a new report states

Danske Bank's expansion criticised in report

Danske Bank’s international ambitions in the years leading up to the financial crisis put the stability of the entire Danish economy at risk,a new report shows.

Business • 18 Sep 13

Danske Bank Group's chief executive to step down

Danske Bank's CEO Kolding to step down

Danske Bank said today it would replace its chief executive Eivind Kolding with its head of Corporate & Institutional Banking, Thomas F Borgen.

Business • 16 Sep 13

Danske Bank Ireland reports Q2 loss of €17.4m

Danske Bank Ireland's quarterly losses mount

Danske Bank Ireland has reported a loss before tax of €17.4m for the three months to the end of June.

Business • 01 Aug 13

Danske Bank suffered significant losses in Ireland through the now rebranded National Irish Bank

Danske Bank may not pay full 2013 dividend

Danske Bank, which was badly affected by its exposure to Ireland, said it may not be able to pay its 2013 dividend in full after the Danish regulator said it must set aside more cash to cover risk.

Business • 18 Jun 13

Danske Bank owns what was formerly known as National Irish Bank in Ireland

Danske Bank may pay dividend this year

Denmark's biggest financial institution, Danske Bank, has said it hopes to start paying dividend as early as this year and that the bank has now reached a turning point.

Business • 18 Mar 13

Denmark's Danske Bank may face tougher capital rules

Denmark names six ''too big to fail'' banks

Denmark plans to classify six of its banks as "too big to fail".

Business • 14 Mar 13

Danske Bank in Ireland sets aside €750m for loan impairment charges

Danske Bank puts aside less money for bad loans

Danske Bank in Ireland has reported an operating loss, before impairment charges, of €2m for 2012.

Business • 07 Feb 13

Danske chief issues apology for bank's behaviour

Danske Bank's chief executive has become one of the first leaders of a financial institution to issue a general apology for the lender's behaviour leading up to the financial crisis.

Business • 21 Dec 12

All 27 National Irish Bank branches closed today

National Irish Bank closed its 27 branches around the country and rebranded as Danske Bank today.

News • 15 Nov 12

NIB's loan impairment charges ease slightly

National Irish Bank has reported an operating loss of €8m for the nine months to the end of September.

Business • 31 Oct 12

S&P's cuts Danske rating on Irish challenges

Danske Bank said that ratings agency Standard & Poor's had downgraded the bank's credit rating by one notch and adjusted its outlook upwards.

Business • 30 May 12

National Irish Bank to become Danske Bank here

Danske Bank, which owns National Irish Bank in the Republic and Northern Bank in the North, is setting up a new arm to wind down its loan portfolio at NIB.

Business • 10 May 12

Danske Bank

BoI, Goldman to acquire Danske Bank portfolio

Danske Bank's smaller than forecast pre-tax loss

Danske writes down $1.5 billion in overseas assets

Danske Bank sees strong growth in profits

Deutsche Bank buys rental portfolio: report

Danske Bank raises full year guidance

Confusion over Danske Bank account closure plans

Danske Bank planning sale of 600 Irish properties

Danske Bank reports improved results for 2013

Changes to Danske's electronic banking expected

Danske Bank Ireland to cut 150 jobs

Green REIT confirms talks with Dankse Bank

Danske Bank's expansion criticised in report

Danske Bank's CEO Kolding to step down

Danske Bank Ireland's quarterly losses mount

Danske Bank may not pay full 2013 dividend

Danske Bank may pay dividend this year

Denmark names six ''too big to fail'' banks

Danske Bank puts aside less money for bad loans

Danske chief issues apology for bank's behaviour

All 27 National Irish Bank branches closed today

NIB's loan impairment charges ease slightly

S&P's cuts Danske rating on Irish challenges

National Irish Bank to become Danske Bank here

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