I am delighted that we have reached our goal. We have acquired a great company and are working with our new colleagues as we get ourselves in shape to take advantage of the many opportunities that lie ahead. |
I think that the offer is compelling in terms of its logic, and I hope everyone else will see it in the same light. |
It's the best deal on the table. It will be up to the shareholders to make a decision. |
The Swedish mergers and acquisition practice is quite different from the UK. They believe in putting the offer into the public domain before recommending it. |
The two companies will be worth more together than either will be individually. |
This has been a defining period for Old Mutual, marked by these very satisfactory results that show our organic growth is coming through strongly. |
This is an exciting opportunity for growth and to reduce risk. |
We are focused very much on delivering the benefits we think this combination offers. The challenge is very much to bring the company together behind that goal. |