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Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?

By: Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
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Abstract

The deal of the year in 2002, was the acquisition of Dresdner Bank by Allianz. Written from the perspectives of Allianz's CEO, Henning Schulte-Noelle, before and after the deal and a regional manager implementing the concept of a full-line financial service provider. Presents the original question facing Schulte-Noelle: "Should Allianz acquire Dresdner?"

Keywords

Management; Corporate Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Acquisition; Financial Institutions; Corporate Finance; Banking Industry; Germany

Citation

Bower, Joseph L., Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman, and Sonja Ellingson Hout. "Allianz (A1): An Insurer Acquiring a Bank?" Harvard Business School Case 305-013, August 2004. (Revised April 2007.)
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    Allianz (D1): The Turnaround

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    Allianz (B): Integrating an Insurer and a Bank

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    Allianz SE, "The Euro Company." Interview with Michael Diekmann, Chairman

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Related Work
  • Allianz (C): An Interview with Dr. Holger Hatje By: Joseph L. Bower, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
  • Allianz (D1): The Turnaround By: Joseph L. Bower, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
  • Allianz (D2): The Dresdner Transformation By: Joseph L. Bower, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
  • Allianz (B): Integrating an Insurer and a Bank By: Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
  • Allianz (A2): An Insurer Acquired a Bank By: Joseph L. Bower, Marc L. Bertoneche, Anders Sjoman and Sonja Ellingson Hout
  • Allianz Cases and Video Series (Allianz A1, A2, B, C, D1, D2) (TN) By: Joseph L. Bower
  • Allianz SE, "The Euro Company." Interview with Michael Diekmann, Chairman By: Joseph L. Bower and Sonja Ellingson Hout
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