BOŚ to take over FM Bank?

Bank Ochrony Środowiska (BOŚ), one of Poland’s major lenders, is interested in buying smaller peer FM Bank PBP, several market sources told Puls Biznesu. Both BOŚ CEO Mariusz Klimczak and Jan Paweł Boksa from Abris Capital, the owner of FM Bank, declined to comment on the issue. Other bankers quoted by the daily however believe that this could be a good move. The acquisition of FM Bank may help BOŚ choose a new direction for development, one of them told the daily. Meanwhile another financial group, Getin Holding, has said that it would not be interested in buying FM Bank.