Delhaize appoints Lazard alongside Deutsche Bank and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch for preliminary talks with Ahold - report
Delhaize has mandated Lazard to advise on early-stage merger talks with Ahold [AH:NA], Belgian daily De Tijd reported, citing unnamed sources. The report noted that Deutsche Bank and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch are also advising Delhaize.
A 12 May report by this news service named Deutsche Bank and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch as advisors to Delhaize with Ahold advised by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. De Tijd also named these two as advisors to Ahold.
Ahold and Delhaize announced on 12 May that they are in exploratory talks about a possible merger.
De Tijd