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"Finansministeren må svare på anklager om urent trav i Dong-salget, mener SF" - Finans.dk
"Den tidligere bestyrelsesformand i Dong Fritz Schur, spillede dobbeltspil omkring fyringen af den tidligere topchef i energivirksomheden, Anders Eldrup. Det dokumenterer ny bog" - dr.dk
"Bjarne Corydon (S) undlod at fortælle Finansudvalget om mulig pligt til at bremse salg af Dong-aktier"- Information
By Richard Milne, Nordic Correspondent (Financials)
Goldman Sachs has faced plenty of unsavoury claims in recent years – from accusations about its role in the global financial crisis to suggestions it helped the Greek government massage its figures. Now it can be said to have nearly brought down the Danish government.
Much of the ire directed against an investment deal for a state-owned Danish utility stems solely from the involvement of the US investment bank, derided this week by protesters in Copenhagen waving banners of a vampire squid.
But – beyond Goldman’s reputation – there are five other big issues behind the controversy that are as awkward for the beleaguered Danish centre-left government, led by prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, as they are for Goldman.
1. Why sell in the first place?
Dong Energy, the utility in which Goldman-managed funds are buying a 19 per cent stake for DKr8bn, has suffered since the financial crisis like many European energy groups – especially after it invested billions of krone in its quest to become a renewable energy leader.
1. Why sell in the first place?
Dong Energy, the utility in which Goldman-managed funds are buying a 19 per cent stake for DKr8bn, has suffered since the financial crisis like many European energy groups – especially after it invested billions of krone in its quest to become a renewable energy leader.