Commission considering several candidates for rescuing Daewoo TU
Daewoo TU, recently finding itself in dire financial straits, may yet be
saved, with four parties expressing an interest in buying the ailing
insurance company. The leading candidates are rumored to be a Polish bank in
consortium with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
and a foreign insurer. Also being considered by the commission in temporary
charge of Daewoo TU's affairs is a Polish financial consortium comprising
Kredyt Bank, Bud-Bank, Weglokoks, Weglozbyt, Kopex, and Poludniowy Koncern
Energetyczny. However, the formation of the consortium has yet to be
finalized, and even if it is created it may lack the capital needed to save
Daewoo TU. As a final resort, Daewoo TU may be sold to Poland's largest
insurer, PZU. According to Grzegorz Dworak, head of the temporary
commission, Daewoo TU is currently being evaluated. Once the audit is
completed, talks can start with potential buyers. (Puls Biznesu, p.1) J.K.