8 years after nationalization, Irish bank 支援する in market
LONDON (AP) - The Irish 政府 has sold 25 パーセント of 連合した Irish Banks' 株, eight years after nationalizing the 会社／堅い まっただ中に the 財政上の 危機.
The 省 of 財政／金融 raised a total of 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) Friday after selling the 株 for 4.40 euros each. That values AIB as a whole at 12 billion euros.
The 省 could sell another 400 million euros in 株, leaving it with a 火刑／賭ける of at least 71 パーセント in AIB.
About 90 パーセント of the 株 were sold to institutional 投資家s like big banks while 10 パーセント was 配分するd to smaller 投資家s.
貿易（する）ing in the 株 began Friday on the Dublin and London 在庫／株 交流s.
AIB received a taxpayer-基金d bailout of 21 billion euros, one of the largest in Ireland, when it was nationalized.
